Aon Hewitt

Achieving better member outcomes is the top priority for defined contribution (DC) schemes according to Aon's DC Survey.

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.

How small schemes can behave more like bigger ones

Aon Hewitt has elevated five UK employees to partners in its global pension consulting team.

Pooling local government pensions schemes into six wealth funds will not necessarily boost infrastructure investing. Charlotte Moore looks at the issues that need to be dealt with.

Mercer has made the single "biggest tranche" of appointments to its UK defined contribution (DC) and savings team in two years with 16 external hires.

Matt Gibson has been made head of research in a newly created role at LCP Investment Consulting where he will be responsible for manager research.

Lynda Whitney looks at how schemes are using alternative financing solutions to fund pension schemes.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes need to deploy different communications methods if members are to understand options such as transfers to defined contribution (DC) schemes.