Europe

UK - The Institute of Actuaries is holding a sessional meeting on pension schemes and fixed income investment in London on January 26.

UK - More than 120 workers who have lost their pensions through scheme wind-ups demonstrated outside prime minister Tony Blair's constituency office on Saturday.

UK - Most companies do not realise the level of shareholder concern over executive pay, new research shows.

UK - Savers are more likely to put money away for a holiday than into a pension fund, according to Royal London.

UK - A former MI5 agent is seeking an enhanced pension from the Ministry of Defence after being forced into hiding and finding himself unable to earn a living.

UK - Schemes have produced their best returns since the start of the bear market in 2000, the latest WM Company figures show.

UK - Gartmore Investment Management's specialist UK equity team outperformed the FTSE All-Share by 16.4% for the year to October.

UK - Nearly half of cash managers simply leave assets on deposit rather than use money market funds, new research shows.

UK - Schemes will be forced to hire a string of "second tier" fund managers instead of the best performers, consultants claim.

UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers is launching an investment solutions group to help schemes "manage their liabilities effectively".