Europe

UK - The Northern Trust multi-manager business in the UK has appointed Sharon Fay of AllianceBernstein to the UK equity section of its multi-manager fund.

DENMARK - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has urged the new Danish government to rethink some of the reforms to its pension system, claiming that the attempt to simplify the system will prove counterproductive to efforts...

UK - The government is being urged to take radical action to simplify current pensions legislation, with industry groups claiming that over-regulation is "strangling" the industry.

UK - PSFM, the financial management arm of consulting actuaries Punter Southall, has been appointed by department store Selfridges to design the company's stakeholder pension scheme.

UK - Three shareholder meetings are of significance in the week beginning February 11, according to corporate governance specialists Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).

EUROPE - Fortis Group is on the verge of appointing Jaap Glasz as its new co-chairman.

UK/EUROPE - Mario Draghi is to join Goldman Sachs as a managing director, based in London.

UK - Aon Consulting has issued two new briefings on new contracting out terms from 2002-2007, and a practical guide to stakeholder pension schemes.

UK/EUROPE - Mario Draghi is to join Goldman Sachs as a managing director, based in London.

UK - Beleaguered Edinburgh Fund Managers (EFM) has received a revised proposal from Hermes Pensions Management, following an earlier rejection by the firm.