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Asset managers should be held to account on environmental, governance and social (ESG) issues by trustees according to Will Oulton.

Punter Southall has promoted Sarah Brown and Wendy Fitzpatrick to principals.

Costain Group's defined benefit (DB) scheme deficit has risen by £16.9m in one year, according to its interim report.

Allowing struggling defined benefit (DB) schemes to temporarily stop paying pension increases could help them get back on track while avoiding huge cuts to members' pensions.

Demand for buy-ins is set to triple over the next decade as more defined benefit (DB) schemes look to offload their liabilities to insurers.

The local government pension scheme (LGPS) pools have come under fire for not including member representation on governance boards to oversee the radical changes.

Neil Woodford has decided to permanently abolish staff bonuses at his firm Woodford Investment Management as he believes they can "distort behaviour".

It is important not to assume the size of a master trust is an automatic indicator of how well governed it is, according to Duncan Howorth.

Industry officials have called for asset manager reward systems to be axed in favour of higher flat salaries, in order to discourage short-termism.

Nicola Fox has joined T. Rowe Price as a consultant relations manager.