United Kingdom

UK - The £1bn Royal Insurance Group Pension Scheme has put all its assets up for tender.

UK - Commercial property returns will be higher than both UK gilts and equities over the next two years, property firm Cluttons predicts.

UK - Unions will price people out of jobs if they make pension contributions a key part of pay negotiations, a leading fund manager warns.

UK - Beleaguered insurer Equitable Life is planning another compromise scheme for guaranteed annuity rights' members to stave off further legal action.

UK - Widespread weaknesses in the management of defined contribution (DC) schemes could leave firms open to legal disputes, Mercer Human Resource Consulting warns.

UK - The government must pledge to end pensioner poverty, says Help the Aged.

UK - City analysts have accused retail giant J. Sainsbury of short-changing its pension scheme members.

UK - Schroder and Invesco Asset Management have lost out following an investment management review by the £720m North Yorkshire Pension Fund.

UK - Industry groups are uniting in a bid to quash an Inland Revenue move to tax retirement lump sums over £50,000.

UK - Workers at Northern Foods have agreed to increase pension contributions to save their £430m final salary scheme.