Investment

Towers Watson has promoted Chris Ford, former head of investment for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), to global head of investment.

The Scapa Group has completed a merger of its UK defined benefit (DB) schemes and put in place a 25-year asset-backed contribution structure ABC to fund the new scheme.

Jack Jones examines whether there are benefits for early movers in the medically underwritten bulk annuity market

Barnett Waddingham’s Malcolm McLean urges the government to bring forward DA legislation

Turmoil in EM has led many investors to withdraw funds. Charlotte Moore asks if long-term prospects are any better

Jack Jones talks to the Pension Protection Fund’s new head of insolvency and restructuring Malcolm Weir about the lifeboat scheme’s new approach

Natasha Browne looks at the factors at play in corporate investing

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted to delay changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) benefit structure to April 2015.

Naomi Rainey finds out how the Newcastle Theatre Royal prepared for AE with no formal advice

Jonathan Stapleton considers EM investment