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Nearly three-quarters of corporate executives running DB schemes say they will look to cut investment risk over the next five years, research finds.

Will auto-enrolment see a move to trust-based schemes by employers due to its different regulatory framework?

Laura Myers of Towers Watson discusses the Investment Governance Groups' six guidance principles of DC schemes

Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford as head of investment for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

GLOBAL - Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford as head of investment for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Schemes of all sizes should employ straight through processing ahead of 2012 to ensure they are braced for the swathe of administration work which will follow auto-enrolment.

Current pensions legislation is restricting risk sharing between members and employers and should be radically reformed, a panel of actuaries says.

Mercer has re-hired former employee Paul Enderby from rivals Towers Watson as senior consultant.

Rachel Alembakis finds that the formation of Australia's new government raises questions about the country's proposed pension overhaul

The shift to CPI indexation could cut scheme liabilities by 3% but may not result in a one-off profit windfall for firms, an accounting task force has proposed.