Europe

EUROPE - Marc Russell-Jones has joined Bank of New York as European product manager, exchange traded funds, from FTSE International where he was regional director, France and Switzerland.

UK - Cazenove Investment Fund Management is to extend its fund-of-funds products which it has set up in association with insurance company AIG Life.

UK - With-profits AVC (Additional Voluntary Contributions) funds are "significantly outperforming" unit-linked options, according to Watson Wyatt's AVC survey 2002.

UK - Pension holder complaints and enquiries have risen markedly over the last year, according to the Occupational Pension Advisory Service.

UK - Swiss Life Asset Management (UK) has appointed Georgie Robertson as associate director, client relations.

UK - The biannual NAPF Global Pensions Conference will be held at the Royal College of Physicians in London on September 25.

UK - Fortis Bank Information Banking has extended its data warehouse and reporting tool with compliance monitoring reports, providing a new service to institutional investors.

EUROPE - Some of Europe's top financial leaders are urging politicians to speed up the pace of European financial integration or face the prospect of millions trapped by pensions poverty.

UK - More than 50,000 claims by part-time workers for backdated entry into pension schemes have been put on hold pending a series of test cases.

UK - Investec Asset Management has promoted Christine Johnson (pictured) to manager of its Guernsey-domiciled European high income bond fund.