Europe

UK - The TUC has published a corporate governance and social responsibility report for its own scheme in line with efforts to promote transparency and accountability.

UK - A shift by mid-market firms from occupational money purchase schemes to stakeholder plans could trigger a new wave of closures, consultants fear.

UK - Properties containing a bustling mix of offices, houses and retail outlets are producing higher returns than single-use developments, new research shows.

UK/EU - Pension schemes in the UK are backing an EU initiative which aims to make European corporate governance "a model for the rest of the world".

UK - Kate Hughes has been appointed vice president and managing director of CDC IXIS Asset Management in the UK.

UK/EU - Pension schemes in the UK are backing an EU initiative which aims to make European corporate governance "a model for the rest of the world".

UK - Alan James joins Barclays Capital as associate director in inflation-linked strategy research.

UK - East Anglian pension schemes are being targeted by a new fund which is investing in quality properties in the region.

UK - Britons have gone on a national borrowing binge, writes Mary Davies, director of The Pre-Retirement Association,

UK - The pensions ombudsman wants the government to decide whether prison officers can claim ill-health retirement benefits for injuries sustained during football matches against inmates.