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BMO Global Asset Management has made two appointments to its liability-driven investment (LDI) team as the firm expects strong growth in the business.

Leo Ring and Hannah Carter have joined PwC's pension and investment consulting team following the appointment of Nikesh Patel, who joined from BlackRock earlier this year.

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

The Pensions Ombudsman has ordered Abbey Life to pay almost £10,000 to a member for failing to inform her that she had a guaranteed annuity rate (GAR).

The trustee of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) has appointed Towers Watson to provide fiduciary management services to the £850m scheme.

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

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has been appointed to provide an investment platform and defined contribution (DC) funds by Towers Watson's LifeSight master trust.

A European ruling could force trustees to take radical action on how they transfer member data finds Michael Klimes

The latest inflation figures could cut deficits by £10bn

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to the RMPP about how it improved its governance processes, implemented a risk management and modelling system and overhauled communications with members.