Appointments

THE PENSIONS TRUST has appointed Stephen Nichols as its new Chief Executive from May 1 next year.

F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT has appointed VICKI BAKHSHI as associate director in its governance and socially responsible (GSRI) team.

WATSON WYATT has appointed Adrian Bourne as a senior consultant in its benefits practice.

HSBC ACTUARIES and Consultants has appointed Judith Fish to its St Albans pension consulting practice

LONDON PENSIONS Fund Authority investment director Suzanne Ross has resigned after only five weeks in her post.

SCHEMES "influenced by the hype" surrounding portable alpha strategies could be caught out by the risks and costs involved, PIMCO fears.

WILL AITKEN has joined Watson Wyatt as a senior consultant in its defined contribution pension business.

MERCER HUMAN Resource Consulting has appointed Will Carpenter as a senior associate within its retirement business.

US - Pyramis Global Advisors risks losing an international equity mandate worth US$1bn from the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) after it was placed on the fund's watch list for organisational reasons.

THE PENSIONS Trust has announced the appointment of Simon Stead as pensions administration manager and Paul Milton as account manager.