Global

Ian Bell has been appointed head of third party pensions administration at global consultants Aon Consulting, based in the Birmingham office.

ING/Principal, the joint venture between Dutch insurance and banking group, ING and US-based Principal Financial Group have introduced a range of services related to defined contribution pensions into the Japanese market.

State Street Global Advisors has appointed Margherita Martelli to the Italian institutional sales team in London.

The Irish National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has appointed Frank Russell and Watson Wyatt to advise the EUR6.5bn (£3.9bn) National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF).

CalSTRS, the giant $105bn California State Teachers' Retirement System, is looking for a new chief executive following the resignation of James Mosman, who is leaving the fund to join the US based National Council on Teacher Retirement.

ING/Principal, the joint venture between Dutch insurance and banking group, ING and US-based Principal Financial Group have introduced a range of services related to defined contribution pensions into the Japanese market.

The UK's Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has rapped retail group Signet for its slow progress on improving employment standards.

Eureko, the pan-European insurance and asset management business, has acquired the remaining 10% shareholding of F&C Group for EURO62.4m (£37.6m) from Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust.

Sweden's second national pension fund, AP2, has made two new appointments.

Deutsche Bank has been appointed as sole trustee and custodian for Royal London Unit Trust Managers. The total funds under management are in excess of £2.35bn.