Europe

UK - Fears that the Pensions Bill may be delayed or dropped increased Following work and pensions secretary Andrew Smith's shock resignation on Monday.

UK - Martin Currie Investment Management has won £2.1bn worth of mandates from schemes and other institutional investors during the nine months to the end of June.

UK - Consumers are continuing to return to the pensions saving market but progress remains slow, new figures from the Association of British Insurers show.

UK - Telecommunications giant Marconi will be seeking shareholder approval for the introduction of a staff share plan at its annual general meeting on September 13.

UK - State Street Global Advisors group chief investment officer Alan Brown has taken over as co-head of the firm following the death of chairman Timothy Harbert.

UK - Employees are missing out on at least £158m of tax breaks by not taking advantage of share schemes, IFA Promotion claims.

UK - A new trend has emerged with more companies making policy changes to retain their final salary or DB schemes, Mercer Human Resource Consulting claims.

UK - Schemes and fund managers are backing an industry drive to counter scepticism over active shareholding.

UK - Confidence among institutional investors has risen for the first time this year, new figures from State Street Associates reveal.

UK - Writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth will be the host of this year's Pension Scheme of The Year Awards.