Europe

UK - Workers carrying out repairs to Liverpool council houses have held a wildcat strike over future pension provision.

UK - Consultants have rejected claims they dominate a scheme's decision-making processes or that their performance is rarely assessed by trustees.

UK - Introducing legislation on the back of the second research report on Myners would be "sheer bloody mindedness" by the government, SEI Investments claims.

UK - Pension funds should redesign their schemes to be ready for tax changes in 2006, law firm Wragge & Co warns.

UK - HSBC Global Fund Services is implementing Socrates Fixed Income Attribution system in a bid to improve customer service.

UK - AON Consulting has been appointed to provide pensions and actuarial consulting to global support services group Brambles' UK schemes.

UK - The department for work and pensions' review of how schemes are complying with key principles in the report by former Gartmore chief Paul Myners shows:

UK - UBS Global Asset Management's Triton Property Fund has bought a pre-let office and warehouse distribution development at Ashton-Under Lyne, near Manchester, for £23.8m.

UK - Mirabaud Investment Management has slashed the transition management costs for pension funds and institutional investors that have awarded it mandates.

UK - Barclays Global Investors has launched a pooled commodities fund designed to allow easy access to the asset class for pension funds.