United Kingdom

UK - State Street is to buy the performance measurement firm the WM Company from Deutsche Bank. it has emerged.

UK - KPMG Pensions is to hold a breakfast seminar on issues in the pensions industry in London on October 2.

UK/US - US fund managers have increased their market share of UK pension fund investments over the past year.

UK - Unequal pensions benefits are one of the key issues prompting strikes by London Underground workers.

UK - Aegon Asset Management has won a £14.4m bond mandate from the Yell Pension Plan.

UK/EUROPE - A leading asset manager has warned that a harmonisation of corporate governance practices across Europe could lead to a lowering of standards in the UK.

UK - Lombard Odier International Portfolio Management has appointed Jean Keller as its new managing director, London.

UK - The £2.38bn Boots Pension Scheme's investments have grown by nearly £86m in the past year.

UK - UBS Global Asset Management and Capital International have secured mandates with the BAA Pension Scheme following a full tender process.

UK - Pension funds are backing the creation of a new corporate responsibility index for the UK's leading companies.