Appointments

Madeline Forrester has been appointed to head MFS Investment Management's institutional business in the UK.

Capita Employee Benefits has hired three senior actuaries from Towers Watson as it looks grows its actuarial, investment and defined benefits practice.

Terry Faulkner has been elected chairman to the OPDU advisory council. He replaces Peter Murray who announced his retirement.

RPMI has appointed Karl Sternberg as a non-executive member of the board of its investment arm, Railpen Investments.

Nick Clapp has been appointed to client director by MN and will work in the fiduciary manager's London office.

PwC has enlarged its pensions team with a series of appointments aimed at meeting growing client demand.

Duncan Shand has been appointed a senior adviser in Schroders' multi-asset business.

The trustees of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) have appointed Rory Murphy as chairman of the board.

Friends Life has appointed an independent governance committee (IGC) to oversee its occupational pension offerings.

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Julia Ward as an associate to the pensions team in its London office.