GLOBAL - The 163-page list of the clients of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities has been made public.

Darling signals tax cut for savers; Creditors demand investigation over timing of Woolworths collapse; BP dividend cash pledge cheers British pension funds

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has launched an online video-based learning programme for trustees.

Proposed regulatory amendments will give The Pensions Regulator "more teeth" to deal with employers who do not consult members on schemes changes, a lawyer says.

AUSTRALIA - UniSuper, Australia's fourth-largest superannuation fund, has joined calls recommending the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reform comparison reporting.

Sales of enhanced annuities rose by almost a third in 2008, Watson Wyatt says.

US - Poor fourth quarter results have forced delivery firm UPS to change its 401(k) contribution match, although the company said its existing defined benefit (DB) scheme would remain unchanged.

DENMARK - The DKK24bn (US$4.14bn) Danish Pension Fund for Engineers (DIP) has sold its DKK487.5m commercial property portfolio to Aberdeen Property Investors (API).

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds has backed the UK government's strategy to issue more long-dated, indexed-linked gilts and has called for a range of distribution methods to be available to help meet pension funds needs.

BlackRock has launched a pooled alternatives fund for pension schemes, charities and other institutional investors.