Europe

UK - Pension funds are targeting the corporate governance activities of investment banks, Schroders and Barclays.

UK - Inland Revenue pension proposals could be undermined by government reluctance to soften its stance on the age-75 rule, actuarial firm Wolanski claims.

UK - Pension schemes are over-reliant on equities and can no longer expect them to outperform bonds in the long-term.

EUROPE - Institutions helped to fuel record investment in Europe's smaller property markets in 2002.

UK - The pensions advisory service OPAS is collaborating with the Pensions Management Institute in a bid to recruit more advisers.

UK - Consultants are calling on the government to "ring-fence" pensions benefits when the new tax regime is introduced.

UK - Workers have attacked ITV broadcaster Ulster Television for taking a three-year contribution holiday, which has left its pension scheme with a £700,000 deficit.

UK - Aegon Asset Management is implementing global investment performance standards to boost the transparency of its investment performance.

UK - FSA proposals on split-capital investment trusts fail in three crucial areas, The Actuarial Profession warns.

UK - The Social Housing Pension Scheme is to increase member and employee contributions by up to 2.2 percentage points after a six-fold increase in its deficit.