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Newton Investment Management has appointed Susan Noble to take over from Helena Morrissey as non-executive chairwoman.

Most respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz were not shocked by the revelation that thousands of DC schemes are breaching scheme return rules.

Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have relaunched their campaign pressing trustees to ditch weapon investments, arguing they need a "pension to be proud of".

The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee has invested £100m in M&G Real Estate's UK residential property strategy.

Private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes saw a small improvement in their funding ratios in November after a year of market turmoil.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has put into effect changes to actuarial assumptions used in sponsor insolvencies and to calculate risk-based levies.

Defined benefit (DB) trustees should make greater use of the flexibilities within regulations, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive has said.

Jay Doraisamy has been appointed pensions partner in the London offices of Mayer Brown.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will issue a green paper on the future of defined benefit (DB) schemes in early 2017, the pensions minister has confirmed.

A free price comparison website to help companies find and assess pension providers has been launched by technology firm Systemsync.