Mercer

Paul Macro, formerly head of UK defined contribution (DC) at Mercer, has joined Isinglass Consulting as joint owner and director.

Charlotte Moore looks at whether auto-escalation could be used to boost retirement savings

Russell Investments has appointed Sarah Leslie as head of fiduciary management in the UK and Ireland.

Lay trustees must up their game

Top stories this week included an interview with the pensions minister, worrying gaps in trustee knowledge and the news that some LGPS funds are paying asset managers 43 times more than others.

Niel Gavin has been hired as regional development manager for the south west by The Pensions Trust as part of its strategy to win business in the defined benefit (DB) market.

Mercer has made the single "biggest tranche" of appointments to its UK defined contribution (DC) and savings team in two years with 16 external hires.

Business leaders have implored government not to fiddle with pensions taxation.

WSB examines research on business attitudes to pension schemes in a period of unprecedented change.

Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the UK retirement sector