Europe

UK - Shropshire County Council Pension Fund is tendering for up to three investment managers for its £150m UK equities portfolio.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has entered into an agreement with Greek management consulting firm PLANET S.A in a bid to expand services to clients in southeast Europe.

UK - The outlook for the UK investment market remains mixed and "now isn't the time to make heroic calls", says ISIS UK equity and prime funds manager Mike Felton.

UK - Employers could be forced to provide workers with financial education and communication materials in a bid to boost scheme take-up rates.

UK - ING Real Estate Investment Management has launched a retail property fund in a bid to deliver enhanced income and capital returns.

UK - The UK has learned a number of valuable lessons about pension compensation from the US, Pension Protection Fund chair Lawrence Churchill (pictured) told today's Pensions Management Institute autumn conference.

UK - Consultants have hit out at Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee for failing to keep its search for an investment consultant in-house.

UK - Investment management firm Schroders has appointed Virginie Maisonneuve as its head of Europe, Australasia, Far East Equities (EAFE).

UK - Wesleyan Assurance Society have recruited Tom Sangster (pictured) as head of products.

UK - Felix Schoeller is offering its former UK workers means-tested university scholarships for their children instead of pension entitlements.