Standard Life

Jamie Jenkins has been appointed chair of the Tax Incentivised Saving Association's (TISA) retirement policy council.

Towers Watson has appointed Stuart Reid as business development and sales lead for its master trust, LifeSight.

Top stories online this week include the fallout from'Black Monday', and PP's investment awards.

Former Standard Life head of workplace proposition Ann Flynn has joined Towers Watson as a senior consultant.

Standard Life's profits have fallen 15% in H1 2015 as it suffered a 66% reduction in annuity sales from last June as a result of the pension freedoms.

Industry figures have established a group to help trustees understand their responsibilities towards the security of member assets in defined contribution (DC) schemes.

The pensions industry is overpopulated with acronyms and many in the sector would be relieved if there were fewer of them. But IGC - the independent governance committee - are three letters that cannot be ignored.

Standard Life has appointed a board to serve on its master trust with PTL managing director Richard Butcher serving as chairman.

Standard Life has launched a marketing consultancy to help clients increase employee engagement with pensions.

Standard Life chief executive David Nish is to step down after running the provider for six years.