United Kingdom

UK - Aegon Asset Management has made Louise Waugh head of UK institutional business.

SCOTLAND - Scottish-based SIPP provider launched last week claiming it will take advantage of the market's growth.

UK - Engineering workers' union Amicus will call for "pension pay" to be given the same protection in law as current pay at the TUC annual congress next month.

UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has appointed Marcus Sperber as fund manager in its property division.

UK - The civil service has appointed Scottish Widows, Standard Life and AMP as its stakeholder providers.

UK - Former Phillips & Drew chief executive Robin Hindle Fisher is quitting the firm after 10 years.

EUROPE/UK - State Street Corporation has made Justin Shinebourne head of its equity sales team in Europe.

UK - The Royal Bank of Scotland is close to making an out of court settlement to its part-time workers who are claiming backdated pension rights.

UK - Trade unions are backing multi-employer pension schemes in a bid to boost provision for members.

UK - Royal London Asset Management is holding a fixed interest seminar next month.