Production and exploration companies are the best ways to access the shale and gas investment market, according to Investec.

Pension funds considering investing in property should steer clear of speculative commercial developments and avoid overpaying for trophy assets in London, according to Threadneedle.

JLT Employee Benefits (JLT EB) has named former Prudential head of corporate pensions Martyn Bogira as a director responsible for its defined contribution (DC) and contract-based offerings.

This year will be a less dramatic version of 2013 for UK investors with the Bank of England (BoE) running out of excuses to continue its asset purchasing programme, JP Morgan chief market strategist Stephanie Flanders has said.

JLT Employee Benefits (JLT EB) has appointed James Staveley-Wadham as principal amid increased demand for its de-risking services.

Former JLT Benefit Solutions executive director Jim Gallagher has joined ITM as director of managed services.

The majority of women (76%) do not feel they will have enough retirement income to keep them financially comfortable after exiting the workforce, according to The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS).

The trustees of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) have appointed Bob Hymas as chief financial officer (CFO).

Staging for auto-enrolment (AE) will reach its highest level in the final quarter of 2016 with as many as 215,000 employers due to enrol their staff into a pension scheme, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

Sir Win Bischoff will succeed Baroness Sarah Hogg as chairman of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on 1 May following her decision to step down last year.