Europe

UK - Abbey for Intermediaries has produced a pensions simplification pack for IFAs in the lead up to the implementation of the new pensions tax regime in 2006.

UK - Leading corporate governance fund managers have warned that they may withhold votes at annual general meetings of European companies in protest against "share blocking".

UK - Only a third of people believe they will have enough to pay for basic expenses when they retire, a new survey shows.

UK - The Industrial Training Board Pension Funds have launched an online interactive service for their 7500 scheme members.

UK - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has posted second quarter revenues of $601m (£329.9m) - up 49% on the same period last year.

UK - The Investment Property Forum is holding a three-day international property investment course in London later this year.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting will complete a series of seminars on how companies can measure their "people practices" in London next week.

UK - Communications specialist Poulter Partners is to redesign The Pensions Trust's marketing strategy.

UK - Norwich Union will maintain the current bonus rates and payouts on its with-profits funds until January 2005.

UK - Describing the Pension Protection Fund as an "insurance" is dangerous and will lead to misconceptions, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow warns.