Europe

UK - io investors, which specialises in the manager-of-managers model, has announced the appointment of Mike Hook as market development manager for the North of England and Scotland.

UK - Four shareholder meetings are of significance in the week beginning April 22, according to corporate governance specialists Institutional Shareholder Services.

UK - The £278m London Borough of Hounslow Pension Fund has decided to conduct an asset liability study with an increase in allocation to corporate bonds most likely.

UK/EUROPE - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has appointed Jagdeep Bains as head of transition portfolio management.

UK/EUROPE - The UK's Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) is considering speaking out against the European pensions directive.

UK - London Borough of Harrow has retained Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) and Phillips & Drew (P&D).

UK - Property outperformed all other major asset classes in 2001. And the outlook for the rest of this year continues to look rosy, figures from the Investment Property Database show.

UK - The Institute for Public Policy Research is to hold a conference on the future of retirement policy on April 15.

UK - Changes in rules which prohibit employees drawing a pension while still at work with the same employer are being urged by the National Association of Pension Funds.

UK/EUROPE - The UK's Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) is considering speaking out against the European pensions directive.