Europe

UK - Company car tax reforms have saved businesses £35m a year and removed 200,000 tonnes of carbon from the environment, a government report claims.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has been appointed to provide actuarial consulting services for the UK pension arrangements of T-Mobile.  The defined benefit scheme has 5,500 active members and a fund size of £100m.

UK - The £45bn Local Authority Pension Fund Forum is leading a shareholder initiative to persuade FTSE100 firms to report on carbon emissions.

UK - Capital Cranfield Trustees has appointed Richard Malone as chairman following Andrew Benke's decision to step down.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The industry must protect against politicians' temptation to meddle with the incoming simplified tax regime, a leading life office actuary warns.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- Schemes will have to be nimble to meet the raft of changes which are likely to take effect next year, delegates heard.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- European Commission age discrimination measures could leave schemes open to claims in several areas - despite government assurances to the contrary.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE - Companies could be forced into insolvency if the new pension regulator's teeth are too sharp, a leading scheme manager warned.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- Local Government Pension Scheme funds have the flexibility to smooth out drops in funding levels, Mercer Human Resource Consulting European partner Chris Hull told delegates.

UK - Lindy du Plessis has been appointed as analyst in RMB International's alternative strategies team.