Europe

UK - Pension schemes have slammed government plans which will allow companies to slash the amount of notice they need to give for an annual general meeting.

UK - Schroder Property Investment Management has moved its £67.5m Schroder emerging retail property unit trust offshore - opening it up to both pension and life funds.

UK - Employees should be given easier access to information on their occupational pension schemes, a new survey claims.

UK - Standard Life Investments has launched a US dollar money market fund aimed at UK-based pension schemes.

UK - Friends Ivory & Sime has completed the merger of its sales team following its takeover of Royal & SunAlliance Investments in May.

UK/EUROPE - NeoNet, the global equity trading system, is opening a sales and representation office in London.

SCOTLAND - Software specialist Comino is to supply the Scottish Public Pensions Agency with an electronic document management system.

EUROPE - Mellon Global Securities Services has appointed Amanda Field consultant relationship manager.

UK - Dawnay, Day and Shore Capital has closed the Puma Property Fund after raising £20m worth of investments since its launch three months ago.

UK/NETHERLANDS - Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus may face industrial action by staff if the company's final salary scheme is threatened, according to the UK's biggest steel and metal workers union.