Europe

UK - The William Sutton Trust - one of Britain's largest housing associations - is to transfer members of its £44m scheme to the Social Housing Pension Scheme.

UK - The number of private sector staff in final salary schemes has plunged to a 40-year low, Government Actuary figures show.

UK - Trustees will be able to slash the time it takes to wind-up schemes by using a bulk data transfer service launched by Legal & General.

EU/UK - Proposed amendments to an EU pensions directive pose a significant threat to UK occupational pension schemes, according to the EEF (Engineering Employers Federation).

UK - Winterthur Life, the UK life and pensions arm of Credit Suisse, has created new roles for John Moret and Jim Ryan at its subsidiary PPML.

UK - Watson Wyatt has delayed the release of its fund manager selection performance figures until April.

UK - IFAs not regulated for pension transfer work will be able to pass on this work in return for a fee by using a new service.

UK - Banking giant HSBC is under fire after it merged a subsidiary's pension scheme -  which is in surplus -  into its own underfunded £3.25bn scheme.

UK - Directory provider Matrix-Data is holding a free half-day seminar to discuss the future direction and structure of the adviser market and the provision of financial advice.

UK - The £365m Kimberly-Clark pension fund has appointed The Bank of New York as its global custodian.