Europe

UK/EUROPE - Alan Pickering, head of the UK pensions simplification review and chairman of the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP), hopes his review will result in a new UK pensions Act "that will encompass all the private pensions legislation...

UK/EUROPE - Fidelity Investments, part of the world's largest independent fund management organisation, has appointed Martin Hall as executive director, fixed income.

UK - Work and Pensions Secretary Alistair Darling has announced the appointment of Wendy Beaver (pictured) and Laurie Edmans as Board members of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Opra), with effect from April 1, 2002.

UK - Following the recent acquisition and integration of Blairlogie Capital Management, Britannic Asset Management has expanded its investment team with the addition of an investment director and six former Blairlogie fund managers.

UK/EUROPE - Fidelity Investments, part of the world's largest independent fund management organisation, has appointed Martin Hall as executive director, fixed income.

UK - Pension funds with investments in Railtrack have welcomed the decision to pay compensation for shareholders in the beleaguered company.

UK - Morley Fund Management has boosted its European equities team with the appointment of Gavin Corr as a European fund manager.

UK - Bath and North East Somerset Council's pension fund has removed nearly £1bn in mandates from Gartmore and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), and has redistributed the money among three new and one existing managers.

EUROPE - State Street has been appointed to provide a full range of investor services to Credit Suisse Funds and ING Funds, mandates totalling $26bn in assets.

UK/EUROPE - Alan Pickering, head of the UK pensions simplification review and chairman of the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP), hopes his review will result in a new UK pensions Act "that will encompass all the private pensions legislation...