Quantum Advisory has been appointed to the Just Group third-party administrator panel.

The consultancy firm will deliver dedicated member support for selected schemes following bulk annuity transactions and provide ongoing administration services designed to ensure continuity and personalised support for members post-transaction. Quantum Advisory partner, Amanda Burdge, said the appointment marked a “significant milestone”, adding that the service had been developed in close collaboration with Just to deliver strong member outcomes. Head of administration, Jemma Jurgenson, said the partnership would enable the firm to provide “continuity and trusted support” as schemes complete transactions. Just Group director of defined benefit (DB) member and operational services, Laura Pertile, noted that Quantum was selected for its administration expertise, strong reputation and tailored approach, giving Just confidence that members would continue to receive high standards of care.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has renewed its partnership with Mortality Manifest.

The partnership aims to help schemes improve member data quality as the pensions dashboards connection deadline approaches. As an insight partner, Mortality Manifest, which has pioneered mortality screening since 2006 and is a license holder of the government’s DDRI death data, will deliver webinars, interviews, and panel discussions for PMI members, focusing on issues such as de-risking, data management, and loss of member contact. PMI chief customer officer, Varsha Gicas, said that with dashboards “on the near horizon” and value-for-money scrutiny increasing, high-quality data was “the foundation of the good governance that savers deserve”. Mortality Manifest managing director, Sam Drye, added that the firm was “delighted” to renew the partnership and continue supporting PMI members in improving data quality.

Cartwright Corporate Treasury has secured its first Bitcoin treasury advice mandate.

The mandate follows Connecting Excellence Group PLC's (XCE) appointment of the firm to advise on the growth and ongoing management of its Bitcoin treasury. XCE, which has held Bitcoin as its primary corporate reserve asset since 2021, is moving to a more institutional treasury set-up to support its future strategy and publicly listed status. Under the partnership, Cartwright will provide research and regulated advice on custody and liquidity providers, as well as support Bitcoin purchasing and treasury implementation. Cartwright head of corporate treasury, Arash Nasri, said more companies were reassessing traditional treasury assets and exploring alternatives to protect long-term value, adding that Bitcoin could play a role for businesses with long-term horizons. XCE chief executive, Scott Ellam, added that the company viewed Bitcoin as “the best long-term treasury asset” to strengthen its financial position, and that Cartwright’s expertise had provided confidence in executing the strategy safely and strategically.

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