UK - The UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF) has lambasted the UK government for failing to address socially responsible investing (SRI) in its Personal Accounts White Paper.

Local Government Pension Scheme members could have to pay higher contributions as a result of cost-sharing arrangements the government wants in place by 2009.

PROPOSALS to merge the Pensions Ombudsman and the Financial Ombudsman are wide of the mark, the Association of British Insurers claims.

CHANGES to the Pensions Bill have killed off any hope of simplifying money-purchase pensions, Standard Life believes.

ROWANMOOR Pensions has pledged to retain in-specie contributions to its self-invested personal pension plans.

SCOTTISH LIFE has rolled out changes to its website enabling customers to log into investment screens specific to their policy or scheme.

UK - State Street Corporation has been appointed to provide a range of investment services to the Somerfield Pension Scheme for £300m in assets.

LESS THAN 20pc of UK schemes are using liability driven investment despite the strategy becoming a common "buzz word", SEI claims.

Life and pensions new business is growing by more than 20pc, latest figures from the Association of British Insurers show.

AUSTRALIA - Eight major institutional investors have become founder shareholders of Regnan, a specialist governance research and engagement service provider, that will track the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies.