Lazard

Lisa O'Connor has joined Lazard Asset Management London as head of UK consultant relations.

Wendy Mayall who is the former chief investment officer (CIO) of Unilever's pension fund has been made a non-executive director at Phoenix Group.

Here they are. The winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA) 2015.

Aon Hewitt has expanded the manager research team within its investment consulting business with the appointments of Ian Smart and Paul Whelan.

Strathclyde Pension Fund is shifting its global equity holdings further out of active management and boosting its private equity allocations.

Andrew Short examines why global equities are back in favour

Andrew Short looks at why dividends could be making a comeback

Jai Jacob of Lazard explains how a multi-strategy approach can allow investors to benefit from the better growth prospects of the emerging markets, while minimising volatility risk

Global equity manager Dalton Strategic Partnership has increased it focus on UK pension funds with the appointment of a partner to head up its institutional business.

UK - Lothian Pension Fund is tendering for new global equity managers following the appointment of Invesco Perpetual and Baillie Gifford to run its separate Pan Asia Pacific equity mandates.