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The majority of female millennials say a policy on diversity is important when deciding where to work, yet many feel that employers are still too biased towards men, research reveals.

Towers Watson has appointed Ed Francis as head of investments for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), succeeding Chris Ford.

Aerion Fund Management, the in-house fund manager for the National Grid UK pension scheme, has appointed Berenberg to manage a £3.5bn active currency overlay mandate.

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are more satisfied with their investment consultants (83%) than defined contribution (DC) plans (79%), according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Virgin Media has announced former Britvic Soft Drinks group pensions and benefits manager David Roberts joined as head of pensions and benefits yesterday.

Standard Life is investigating placing a ban on adviser charging in connection with workplace pensions following discussion with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

JLT Employee Benefits' (JLT EB) UK and Ireland business saw its revenues increase 18% to £172.1m for the year ending December 31 2013.

The number of active members of defined benefit (DB) schemes who have contracted out of the additional state pension fell between 2008 and 2012, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

An overhauled EU pensions directive will encourage the development of cross-border schemes by dropping the requirement for them to be fully funded at all times, says Towers Watson.

The vast majority of employers are intending to embrace two key government initiatives in the battle to combat sickness absence, a poll finds.