PwC has expanded its defined contribution consulting business with the appointment of Paul Woods.

Aon Hewitt has appointed Dan Morris to its investment consulting team.

Now:Pensions has appointed Fiona Kelley as head of legal.

Standard Life Investments voted against management at one in four shareholder meetings in 2012, according to a report.

Around two-thirds of employers and employees are supportive of the Department for Work and Pensions ‘pot follows member' plans, according to research from Aviva.

More than a third of employees (37%) plan to opt out of auto-enrolment, while a further 28% are considering withdrawing from the scheme, research from Aviva says.

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The National Association of Pension Funds-backed Pension Quality Mark is to lower its cap on charges for auto-enrolment schemes from 1% to 0.75%.