Europe

UK - Former Equitable Life policyholders will vote next week on whether to pursue a £2m lawsuit against the government for compensation.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- Employers today launched a scathing attack on the increased strike action by unions.

UK - Corporate governance experts have urged pension scheme investors to vote against the remuneration report of fashion retailer Next.

UK - Opposition parties are urging the government to end the inequality over pension rights for long-serving reservists.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE - The chief executive of Zurich Financial Services Lawrence Churchill has been named as chair of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

UK - Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle will plunge £233m into its pension fund in order to slash its deficit by almost two-thirds.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The government is today expected to announce compensation for around 60,000 scheme members who lost their pensions when their companies went bust.

UK - The FSA has given the investment industry until December to end soft commissions and unbundled payments for non-execution services.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting's Byron West won the casino tournament at the UK Pensions Awards.

UK - Network Rail staff are expected to strike next month over the closure of their final salary scheme to new entrants.