Regions

Grove Street Advisors has appointed Barry Gonder, CalPERS' senior investment officer, as its newest general partner.

Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has appointed Jonathan Trotman as a director and business manager in the institutional liquidity funds team.

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Benefit Solutions is to provide administration, accounts and treasury services to the £15m defined benefit pension scheme of window specialist firm C&C Marshall.

The UK government-imposed cap on the cost of stakeholder pensions is a price control which should not exist in a free market, according to a panel of industry experts who met at Skandia Life's recent Pathfinder Forum.

Norwich Union (NU) has launched Nurture, a stakeholder pension product aimed at charities and the non-profit sector.

The £600m Falkirk County Council Pension Fund has appointed Northern Trust as its custodian.

One size does not fit all when making successful investment decisions, according research by Schroders' Investment Strategy Unit (ISU) into country v sector strategies.

Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has given responsibility for its Los Angeles operations to James MacMillan and his team in London.

The OECD, the Organisation for Economic co-operation and Development, has told Spain that it must reform its pensions system to prepare for the consequences of population ageing, although the economic situation is still favourable.

An ongoing review of corporate governance and economic legal infrastructure issues are essential as Singapore moves into the 21st century, said Peter Chen, senior minister of State for trade, industry and education.