Europe

UK - Andy Headley has joined The Real Return Holdings as a global equity analysis partner.

UK - Scrapping stamp duty on share transactions would imp-rove the value of company pension schemes by up to £8000 per member, the London Stock Exchange claims.

UK - Scheme protection needs to be the top agenda on pension reform, OPAS has told the government.

UK - Inland Revenue plans to revamp the tax system will cost pension schemes up to £2.5bn, it can be revealed.

UK - IFAs are being urged to use the new Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations to review their customers' pension charges to ensure they are getting a "fair deal".

UK - Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has made seven members of its investment consulting staff redundant.

UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership chief investment officer Sandy Nairn is to set up his own investment boutique, industry sources claim.

UK - Unilever co-chairman Niall FitzGerald has accrued a pension of £11.7m - the largest transfer value revealed under new remuneration report regulations imposed this month.

UK - Doctors' could receive a pensions boost if new government proposals are approved.

UK - The £95m William Hill Pension Scheme has awarded Threadneedle Investments a £24m UK equity fund mandate.