Europe

UK - Unions are holding a rally over the need for pension compulsion, retrospective compensation and greater choice in retirement.

UK - An assessment model to measure risk objectivity is being launched in a bid to restore confidence in the annuity market.

UK - Three-quarters of workers in the IT industry believe asking for flexible working arrangements could damage their career prospects, new research reveals.

UK - Schemes should rationalise arrangements to cut costs and boost efficiency, before regulatory changes come into force, experts say.

UK - Health club operator LA Fitness has urged the government to give tax breaks to companies which offer employees gym membership.

UK - More than 100 independent trustees are now backing the Pensions Management Institute's drive to raise industry standards.

UK - The Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is to launch a home computer initiative scheme at the end of the month.

UK - The Annuity Bureau has unveiled a restructuring plan to adapt to changes in the pensions market and meet the needs of small savers.

UK - Prudential has extended its pensions fund range after developing a multi-manager investment platform.

UK - HSBC is set to launch an Islamic pension fund aimed at Britain's two million Muslims, becoming the first UK bank to offer such a pension fund.