Europe

UK - Capital requirements for pension fund buyout providers could force some players off the field as major investors look for better returns on their limited liquid outlay.

Major European pension funds have attacked mining firm Anglo American over its involvement in a Zimbabwean platinum mining operation.

UK - Strikes at the country's major airports have been averted as unions agreed terms of a new pensions deal with operator BAA.

UK - Employees could boost pension contributions into their defined contribution (DC) pension schemes by up to 20% by embracing salary exchange, Fidelity International revealed today.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for "energy and focus" on implementing the proposals issued by the HM Treasury after consultation on its Myners Review.

UK - Major institutional Marks and Spencer (M&S) shareholders have announced their intention to vote against the company's annual report and accounts at the annual general meeting (AGM) next week.

UK - The number of private sector employees still in open defined benefit (DB) schemes has fallen below the minimum long-term level expected by the Pensions Commission, Watson Wyatt has revealed.

UK - Industry figures have offered a luke-warm welcome to The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) wind up guidance.

UK - The Sainsbury's pension scheme trustees have refuted claims of a fund buyout which appeared in the press following renewed interest in the supermarket group by Qatari investors.

UK - Better trustee scrutiny of their sponsoring company in relation to worsening economic conditions could help manage pension fund risk, according to Aon Consulting.