Europe

UK - Standard Life has appointed Amanda Forsyth (pictured) as investor relations director.

UK - More powerful pensions regulation under the Pensions Bill will lead to additional costs and litigation for schemes, industry experts warn.

UK - Over half of FTSE350 firms have plans to integrate company pension schemes into a wider flexible benefits programme, a new survey shows.

UK - Pension liabilities for around 10% of the UK's largest companies could soar over the next 20 years, Watson Wyatt warns.

UK - HEALTHCARE provider HSA has designed a benefit scheme to assist employees' first step on the property ladder.

UK - Pension savings have increased for the first time since 2002, new statistics show.

UK - Legal & General has produced a free CD-ROM for IFAs which includes an overview on pensions transfers.

UK - Britain is the ideal location for pan-European management for multinational companies' pension schemes, a new survey shows.

UK - Employers must focus on long-term absence rather than cracking down on unplanned sick days, new research suggests.

UK - Schemes could cut their risk exposure and boost returns by some "relatively straightforward" asset allocation rebalancing, new research shows.