Appointments

WATSON WYATT Investment Consulting has hired Damien Loveday to join its manager research team.

THE NATIONAL Association of Pension Funds has announced that Joanne Segars will become its chief executive from October 2.

THE PENSIONS Management Institute has published the results of its associateship examinations and announced the winners of prizes for the best students.

SCHRODERS has hired a three-strong quantitative research team from Barclays Global Investors in a bid to boost its fixed income offering.

THE £3bn London Pensions Fund Authority has hired Mike Taylor to take over from Peter Scales as chief executive.

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has appointed Niki Cleal as its director to take over from Alison O'Connell from the end of July.

Resolution Asset Management has hired Gary Walker to take over responsibility for its UK institutional business.

FRIENDS Provident chief executive Keith Satchell is set to retire in the first half of 2007 after nearly ten years in the role.

Nick Dumbreck has assumed the presidency of the Institute of Actuaries.

PENSIONS Trust chief executive Richard Stroud is set to retire at the end of April 2007.