Towers Watson

RPMI has appointed former Towers Watson managing director of Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) Babloo Ramamurthy as a non-executive director to its board.

The long-awaited update to the European Commission's directive on workplace pensions will be published on 27 March.

Towers Watson has appointed Jo Kite to the newly-created role of head of pensions and benefits in its Scottish division.

The proportion of the British workforce in an occupational pension scheme rose by 50% in 2013 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Jack Jones asks if the latest EC pensions directive will lead to a boom in cross-border schemes

Naomi Rainey looks at the trend for investment that brings social as well as financial benefit

Jack Jones asks whether it is inevitable all bulk deals will be medically underwritten in future

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

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.

Two thirds of employers (65%) offer defined contribution (DC) pension schemes to stay competitive in the market, according to Towers Watson's DC Pension Strategy survey.