Geoff Lindey is to retire from JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management in March and take up a part-time role with the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), the UK industry body with which he has strong links.

Lindey has spent 14 years with the JP Morgan's asset management business, initially as a portfolio manager and from 1989 to 2000 as head of institutional investment. Lindey has also served on the panel of the Greenbury committee and worked with the Association of British Insurers on new guidelines on executive share options.