Europe

UK - Aon Consulting has boosted the defined contribution unit of its pensions administration practice with two new appointments.

UK - Alternatives firm Man Investment Products (MIP) has appointed Paolo di Montorio-Veronese to its London sales team as regional manager, Europe.

BELGIUM - The launch of Amonis could be the first step in a pan-European pension platform, according to the Brussels-based pension fund for doctors, dentists and pharmacists, VKG-CPM.

UK - The £250m Retail and Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) pension scheme has initiated a review of its investment strategy.

UK - Watson Wyatt has poached a team of senior management staff from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for its insurance and financial services practice in Belgium.

UK - The Occupational Pensions Defence Union (OPDU) last week hosted a discussion forum on Managing Trustees' Expectations of Pensions Administration, which more than 150 pensions managers, trustees, third party administration providers and other advisers...

UK - Financial services group St James's Place Capital has rebuilt its pensions and life portfolio in a bid to capitalise on the stellar performances of certain individual fund managers.

ITALY - Henderson Global Investors (HGI) - the investment arm of Australian financial group AMP - has appointed Giorgio Giovannini as head of its Italian Office, based in Milan.

UK - Henderson Global Investors has bagged a new £225m UK equities enhanced index mandate from the £20bn Universities Superannuation Scheme.

UK - investing in China offers occupational pension funds massive potential for strong returns, emerging markets fund managers claim.