Europe

UK - Isis property has let 20, New George Street, Plymouth, to wormen's fashion retailer Monsoon.

UK - OPRA's campaign to name and shame bogus pensions liberation firms has been slammed as "too little, too late".

UK - Unilever and retail giant Selfridges have ended their contribution holidays - and experts believe many more schemes will follow suit.

UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has hit back at reports that it will be sued by Surrey County Council Pension Fund over poor performance.

UK - Investec Asset Management has warned schemes to remain under weight in global equities as they do not offer "compelling value".

UK - A test case against the Big Food Group over the closure of its defined benefit scheme is on the verge of collapse, a source claims.

EUROPE - European equity markets have experienced their worst monthly performance since the market crash of 1987.

UK - Trustees have been urged to take immediate steps to rectify any non-compliance with the Data Protection Act because the initial "period of grace" is now over.

UK - Simplification report author Alan Pickering will be the first witness called before the House of Commons work and pensions select committee inquiry into pensions.

UK - The Institutional Money Markets Funds Association (IMMFA) has opened up a new website at www.immfa.org.