Europe

UK - Corporate governance standards at football clubs are "well below" those of companies, new research reveals.

UK - Employees will only use online capabilities if the sponsoring employer has an education programme in place, Friends Provident claims. Head of pensions marketing Jeremy Ward said the main problem companies faced when installing an online system for...

UK - The government's proposed £1.4m lifetime savings limit will penalise money purchase plan members far more harshly than those in final salary schemes, consultants warn.

UK - Lane Clark & Peacock has launched an investment style to supersede "structurally weak" lifestyle funds.

UK - Internet-based bookmaker Betfair.com is returning over £200,000 it earned in commission from a company director who gambled with money stolen from a pension fund.

UK - The Aberdeen City Council pension fund has been urged to off-load its shares in Aberdeen Football Club.

UK - Proposed restrictions on soft commissions have been welcomed as a positive step forward for hard pressed pension funds and their members by the UK's National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

UK - An Amicus official has been criticised by union colleagues over increases in pension and pay months before she applied for voluntary redundancy.

UK - Fast-expanding bar chain SFI Group has been censured by the Financial Services Authority for a serious breach of listing rules.

UK - Law firm Hammonds is warning clients over the potential impact of two European judgements which extend transfer rights to early retirement.