Europe

UK - Permal Investment Management has appointed Paul Jeffries to head up its UK institutional business.

UK - Hermes Real Estate Investment Managers Limited (HREIM) and LaSalle Investment Management have sold a £141.5m office block in the City of London to Invesco Real Estate.

UK - Warwickshire County Council pension fund has been forced to take a £5m ($8m) loan to fill a cash shortfall after austerity measures put a strain on its cash flow.

EUROPE - J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Professor Paul Sweeting as European head of the Strategic Investment Advisory Group (SIAG).

EUROPE - European investors' enthusiasm for high-yield assets declined in the second quarter of this year, though they remain favourites, according to Fitch's latest European senior fixed income investor survey.

UK - Pension schemes are expected to shift a further £20bn ($32bn) of liabilities to insurance companies and banks over the next 18 months, according to Hymans Robertson.

Neuberger Berman, SL Investment Management, Standard Life, GESB, Acadian, Pioneer, Russell Investments, Northern Trust

UK/RUSSIA - Trustees of HMV's pension scheme are in discussions with the retailer over its intended £53m ($85m)sale of the Waterstone's book chain.

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UK - Imminent changes to accounting standard IAS19 could dent UK company profits by as much as £10bn ($16bn), KPMG warns.