Europe

EUROPE - Retirement in post-communist countries is to become the focal point for a new seminar penned for October.

UK - Industry bodies are being urged by providers to discuss the feasibility of new stakeholder plans with the government before "wasting" too many resources on them.

UK - The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum is putting its shareholder activism brief out to tender in a move that could sever its long-running tie with PIRC.

UK - Devon County Council Pension Fund is to go out to tender for pension investment services.

UK/US - Government policy advisers are split over the asset allocation of the Pensions Protection Fund following fact-finding visits to the US.

UK - The Association of Pensions Lawyers has arranged an 11th hour meeting with the pensions ombudsman in a bid to reduce outstanding casework.

UK - NAPF chief executive Christine Farnish has been forced to apologise after dismissing the pension plight of ASW workers as just "stories in the press".

UK/NETHERLANDS/SCANDINAVIA - Olle Malmgren has joined software solutions provider Trema as regional sales manager, responsible for Scandinavia, the UK and the Netherlands.

UK/NETHERLANDS/SCANDINAVIA - Olle Malmgren has joined software solutions provider Trema as regional sales manager, responsible for Scandinavia, the UK and the Netherlands.

UK - Unions are demanding standardised pension deals for Tube workers before they consider a new long-term deal with London mayor Ken Livingstone.