Europe

UK - Fund managers have "little choice" but reform, Investment Management Association chairman Lindsay Tomlinson admits.

EUROPE - Law firm Hammonds is hosting the inaugural European Human Resources Conference in central London on November 27.

UK - Credit Suisse Asset Management has appointed Richard Brumby as corporate governance officer, based in London.

UK - Workers are missing out on tax relief of up to £250m because "negative pension press" is deterring them from saving, advisers claim.

UK - Pensions executive Gerard Bland has established a new resourcing company for the pensions, actuarial and financial services markets.

UK - Investment analysis body UKSIP has warned that there needs to be more research into the impact of the government's soft commission proposals.

UK - Cambridge property company Wrenbridge Land is offering companies a way to buy offices through their pension scheme.

UK - Scottish Life has called for a money-back guarantee option for people who save for retirement but then fall victim to means testing.

UK - Henderson Global Investors has lost director of fixed income, David Lloyd, to Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.

UK - Large-cap equity portfolios are set to rise due to a combination of improving economic fundamentals, cheap valuations and improved liquidity, Old Mutual Asset Managers claims.