Appointments

THE Pensions Trust has appointed Catherine Howarth and Kevin McNerney as to its board as member nominated directors.

HEWITT Associates has hired Neil Smith as a member of its UK investment consultancy team.

MERCER has appointed two client managers in a bid to boost the service it provides to multinational clients.

SAMMONS have become the tenth recruitment firm to sign up with Professional Pensions' jobs search service .

WATSON WYATT has boosted its defined contribution pension consulting team with two senior hires.

PricewaterhouseCoopers pensions investment consulting practice leader Ian McKinlay has been seconded to the Pensions Protection Fund as interim head of investment on a part-time basis.

Lane Clark & Peacock have appointed Charlie Finch and David Stewart as partners within its pension buyout team.

US - Five former San Diego city officials at the centre of the city's municipal bond offerings controversy have been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

ROGER Urwin is set to step down from his role as global head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt to take on a newly created role within the firm.

Watson Wyatt has appointed Rashpal Bhabra as head of corporate consulting in the UK.