Europe

UK - British Airways saw its net pensions deficit increase from £307m (US$509m) to £2.6bn following an interim valuation.

DENMARK - The government's measures to prevent pension funds from offloading mortgage bonds has helped strengthen the Danish economy, the OECD said.

UK/US - Pensions trade bodies in the UK and US have agreed to share information they believe will help them strengthen defined benefit schemes.

UK - Legal & General is investigating entering the longevity swap market in the first quarter of 2010.

UK - The total deficit in the pension schemes of FTSE100 firms fell to £64bn ($106bn) over the past three months, latest research from Pension Capital Strategies revealed.

UK - Transport for London has asked the High Court to launch a judicial review into a £9m (US$14.9m) levy it was ordered to pay by the Pension Protection Fund.

UK - About £4bn (US$6.5bn) worth of buyout, buy-in and longevity swap deals were struck during the third quarter of the year, Hymans Robertson analysis revealed.

EUROPE - The CFA Institute does not believe the European Union directive requiring more regulation of alternative asset managers will harm the alternatives business, and a recent CFA survey shows many members support some aspects of the proposal.

UK/US - BNY Mellon Asset Management has completed the acquisition of Insight Investment Management from Lloyds Banking Group.

UK - Schemes hedged liabilities of more than £11.4bn (US$18.6bn) during the third quarter of the year, analysis from F&C revealed.