Europe

UK - Former Phillips & Drew chief executive Robin Hindle Fisher is quitting the firm after 10 years.

EUROPE/UK - State Street Corporation has made Justin Shinebourne head of its equity sales team in Europe.

UK - The Royal Bank of Scotland is close to making an out of court settlement to its part-time workers who are claiming backdated pension rights.

UK - Trade unions are backing multi-employer pension schemes in a bid to boost provision for members.

UK - Royal London Asset Management is holding a fixed interest seminar next month.

UK - The British Coal Superannuation Scheme has become the second occupational pension fund to sign up with the Unclaimed Assets Register.

UK - Vacant office space in two of London's most prestigious areas - Mayfair and St James - is at a five-year high, research from Cluttons Commercial shows.

UK/EUROPE - Specialist equity manager AXA Rosenberg Investment Management is to manage a continental European equities portfolio for Abbey National's multi-manager unit Inscape.

UK - Pension schemes at local authorities with large numbers of Moslem employees may consider investing in funds which exclude industries at odds with Islamic teachings.

UK/EUROPE - Specialist equity manager AXA Rosenberg Investment Management is to manage a continental European equities portfolio for Abbey National's multi-manager unit Inscape.