Europe

UK - KPMG has been warned not to cut employees' benefits - irrespective of the outcome of a High Court battle.

UK - A pensions "crisis" in the charity sector is making it increasingly difficult for organisations to recruit and retain staff, a new report reveals.

UK - Six pension funds have each invested 10% of their assets in unconstrained equity mandates and others are set to follow, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow predicts.

UK - Norwich Union is axing its pension scheme wind-up service - a decision which lawyers say will leave trustees "high and dry".

UK - Venture capital group Permira is considering a second bid for high street retailer WHSmith a month after talks stalled over its scheme deficit.

UK - Ministers have denied any U-turn on controversial Pensions Bill clauses which bosses fear will curb investment in British firms.

UK - Pension initiatives could be disrupted by Chancellor Gordon Brown decision to axe 40,000 jobs in the department for work and pensions, a leading consultant warns.

UK - The £920m BOC Group pension scheme has suspended additional voluntary contributions through Friends Provident due to concerns over administration problems.

UK - The website address for the survey which Jardine Lloyd Thompson and Professional Pensions are conducting into employee benefits trends contained an error last week.

UK - Higham Group has appointed Peter Rawlins (pictured) as chairman.