Hargreaves Lansdown hires new head of government affairs

Anne Fairweather joins from Nationwide

Hargreaves Lansdown has hired Anne Fairweather as its new head of government affairs and public policy.

In her new role, Fairweather will campaign to improve public policy and regulation on behalf of savers and investors. She joins from Nationwide, where she led the firm's Brexit preparation as part of her role as a senior member of the policy and public affairs team. Hargreaves Lansdown hires BBC journalist Susannah Streeter as senior analyst She has also held roles across financial services, including positions with the CBI, NEST and the British Bankers' Association. Chris Hill, chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "We interact with our clients millions of times each ye...