Europe

UK - Sweeping reforms are set to give defined contribution schemes a greater presence at the National Association of Pension Funds.

UK - Local authority schemes worth more than £8.3bn in assets have tendered for replacement custodians this year in what could result in a huge shake-out of the market.

UK - ISIS Asset Management has appointed Sarah Gill as an Investment Writer.

EUROPE - As some continental European markets edge closer to adopting funded pension schemes, unit-linked products are capturing increasing attention, according to a report from Cerulli Associates.

EUROPE - European equities have been given a fillip by the pick-up in the US economy, Barclays Global Investors claims.

UK - ITV sports presenter Gaby Logan will be the host for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

ITALY - As the fortieth contractual pension is launched in Italy, money managers are looking forward to an increasing number of mandates as new funds outsource assets and existing ones become multi-investment strategy vehicles.

UK - Schemes should be increasing their equity weightings and buying stocks which have been pushed down by a series of unrelated events, fund managers claim.

UK - Eileen Tindall, has been appointed head of treasury for the Mako Group.

UK - Morley Fund Management has appointed Stewart Newnham as currency analyst.