Europe

UK - Property limited partnerships outperformed direct investment by institutions and listed companies in the past year, research from ABN Amro shows.

UK - Trade unions fear the government's age discrimination proposals could force staff to work even longer to earn a livable pension.

NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM - PGGM, the e45bn Dutch pension scheme, is optimistic about its second quarter results following a disappointing start to the year. The Zeist-based scheme for health and social workers said that its results, which will be released...

WALES - Welsh companies which fail to provide stakeholder pensions are being targeted by regulators this month.

PORTUGAL - MTS Portugal has launched a new segment for the trading of Portuguese Treasury bills as overall fixed income investment by the country's pension funds continues to rise.

UK - Isis Asset Management has urged the government not to introduce legislation to curb excessive pay.

EUROPE - Investors should exercise caution over the prospects for European equities in the near-term, despite a partial recovery from March lows.

UK - FRS17 deficits at brewer and pub owner Greene King's two final salary schemes doubled last year.

UK - Achievable rents have fallen by 2.2% over the past six months, Jones Lang LaSalle's biannual 50 Centres Guide to UK Prime Office Rents.

UK - Increasing pension liabilities have forced Standard & Poor's to downgrade British Airways' credit rating to junk bond status.