Europe

UK - Public comments are invited on a draft set of common standards to measure portfolio performance during transitions.

UK - Receivers at shipbuilder Appledore say "outstanding payments" owed to redundant workers, including pensions, will be given top priority once the company is bought.

UK - Money purchase scheme members at FTSE100 firms are being denied access to socially responsible investment options, research by IPN's sister publication Professional Pensions shows.

UK - Pension fund managers' skills are being tested by economic volatility, increased regulation and calls for corporate governance, and demands for more diverse products delivered with minimal risk and at reasonable fees.

UK - The Financial Services Authority has warned financial advisers and fund management firms over the clarity of the products and advice they offer.

UK - Pension scheme deficits will soar unless early retirement ages are increased, analysts claim.

UK - A police officer who is under investigation over the collapse of a murder trial has been allowed to retire on a full pension.

Europe - S&P has reacted angrily to a report by two academics criticising rating agencies' approach to German companies' pension liabilities.

UK - The European commercial property market is increasingly converging on a common cycle, with certain regions more aligned than others, according to a new report released by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immobilienfonds (DEGI), the real estate investment...

UK - Pimco Europe has won its first local authority mandate - a £44m global bond mandate by the £600m Shropshire County Pension Fund.