Schroders has hired actuary Margaret de Valois as a client director in its institutional team.

Here it is - the complete shortlist for this year's UK Pensions Awards.

FINLAND - The Finnish government's decision to increase the minimum age for pensions from 63 to 65 without consulting labour organisations first has sparked anger among unions and workers.

Insurers' shares plunge on Aviva solvency fears; Minister's £100,000 'pension link' to RBS

Aviva has posted an increase of 11% in life and pensions sales, its preliminary 2008 results reveal.

About 2.2m workers aged 45 and over will postpone retirement from 2009 to 2012 due to the fall in their investments and recession, Prudential says.

Independent consultancy firm Redington Partners has appointed Jonathan Taylor-Cummings as its chief operating officer.

Including: PHILIPPINES - JPMorgan wins Philippines mandate; ASIA-PACIFIC - IFSA signs Korean deal

US - New York pension reform proposals included in the governor's 2009-10 executive budget will generate savings of US$48.5bn over the next 30 years, analysis shows.

Ex-RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin plans to ride out pension storm abroad