Europe

UK - Action on pensions will influence voting preferences in key marginal seats, union Unite has warned the government.

UK - Devon County Council has placed £580m (US$1.14bn) out to tender, split between three specialist active portfolios.

UK - The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has attacked critics of the rise in the PPF levy scaling factor, blasting the reaction as scaremongering, unfair and misrepresentative.

UK - Pension funds recorded their fourth consecutive month of fund surpluses at the end of May, but Aon has warned the effects of inflation will continue to drive volatility.

Heather Dale travels to Oslo to see how the country is adjusting to reforms on investment guidelines ushered in recently by the government

UK - More than half (62%) of UK workers believe means tested benefits could be a deterrent to saving in a pension, a survey from employee benefits provider B&CE Benefit Schemes has revealed.

UK - The current surge of pension buy-outs is both unsustainable and temporary, a report from Punter Southall has claimed.

UK - The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has stepped up its campaign to increase education on pensions through its 'Pensions Champions' initiative.

EUROPE - Jacqueline Lommen has been appointed to Hewitt Associate's pan-European consulting team as a senior international benefits consultant.

UK - The Swan Hill Pension Scheme has become the latest UK firm to opt for a pension buyout, selecting Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) for the deal.