UK - One in 10 employees fear cuts to their pensions, research from pensions and employee benefits consultants Hymans Robertson has found.

AUSTRALIA - The investment industry needs to address a range of tax, regulatory and infrastructure reforms to support local investors and maximise opportunities on the world stage, the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has warned.

MSCI Barra is set to launch an investable Asia-Pacific hedge fund index.

Proposals to add pressure on pension funding; Barclays reports profits of £7bn

THE Pension Protection Fund has increased the funding limits at which schemes pay a reduced levy from 104pc to 120pc.

SWEDEN - Following poor 2007 annual returns, the fourth AP fund (AP4) has confirmed its head of global equities and head of fixed income and currency have quit.

UK - Most businesses are failing to measure the corporate benefits of pension contributions and are not providing enough education to workers, a survey from Alexander Forbes Financial Services has shown.

GLOBAL - Pension funds have been taking positive shareholder action to address the issue of disclosure over climate change and socially responsible investing.

UK - The Pensions Bill Committee is set to debate proposals from the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) which could potentially mean an end to the ban on employers being able to offer new conditionally indexed pension schemes.

Firms are failing to give staff adequate pensions guidance, JPMorgan Invest has warned.