Europe

UK - Unions have hit back at the Confederation of British Industry's calls for less militancy over pensions.

UK - Retail companies are increasingly using flexible benefits to differentiate themselves from competitors, new research shows.

UK - The women's IFA Group is inviting nominations for its third IFA Woman of the Year Award.

UK - The £980m Environment Agency Pension Funds is looking for sevenspecialist managers to replace its current balanced management structure.

UK - Huntswood Outsourcing has become the first financial services company to be awarded an accreditation for making its website accessible for the blind.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting is hosting a range of courses and seminars for trustees and scheme managers during September and October.

UK - Russian equities will start to outperform once uncertainty caused by the governmentís battle with oil giant Yukos has been resolved, Pictet Asset Management claims.

UK - Accountancy giant Ernst & Young faces damning criticism for its role in the near-collapse of Equitable Life.

UK - The Royal Bank of Scotland has become the latest company to offer mobile phones on a salary sacrifice basis to its staff.

UK - The Universities Superannuation Scheme has sold a property for £17.2m as part of a drive to rebalance its commercial property portfolio.