National Employment and Savings Trust Corporation has revealed it saw a 40% opt-out rate following its auto-enrolment staging date.

A "simplification" of auto-enrolment legislation will be carried out in around a year's time, Steve Webb has said.

Pi Consulting (Trustee Services) has appointed Andrew Conquest as an associate independent trustee.

JLT Employee Benefits has appointed Kieran Harkin as senior investment consultant in JLT Investment Consulting.

Aon Hewitt has expanded the manager research team within its investment consulting business with the appointments of Ian Smart and Paul Whelan.

The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has appointed Councillor Kieran Quinn as its chairman.

Towers Watson has appointed Jeremy Spira to its investment business' Thinking Ahead Group.

Almost two-thirds (65%) of pension schemes have no intention of using corporate wraps as part of their defined contribution platform service in the near future, according to research.

Muzinich & Co has appointed Warren Hyland as emerging market corporate debt portfolio manager.

Legal & General has launched the Master trust Employer Group for schemes in master trust arrangements.