Newell Synesis move

EMERGING MARKETS specialist Fabien Pictet and Partners has appointed Douglas Findlay-Shirras as Marketing Director in a bid to boost its global business.

EMPLOYERS should act now to stub out smoking and make the workplace smoke-free, the Trades Union Congress says.

Trustees have dismissed Paul Myners' claim that trustees' lack of knowledge is holding schemes back as "non-constructive" and "exaggerated".

HAMPSHIRE County Council Pension Fund has changed its entire investment line-up following a major review of its assets and liabilities.

CANADA - The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has appointed Robert Hanna as acting assistant superintendent for the regulation sector.

T&N payment

COST alone cannot be the decisive factor in deciding how to deliver the government's proposed personal accounts, insurers claim.

EMPLOYEES will no longer be automatically asked to list medical records when signing up to Unumprovident's income protection policies.

AUTM eyes mergers