United Kingdom

UK - Pension funds are being urged to oppose a share buyback proposal at property group British Land's AGM tomorrow.

UK - Many women could be forced into poverty in retirement following proposals in the Pickering Report to axe survivors' pensions, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).

UK - New Star Asset Management claims Commerzbank is refusing to consider its bid for Jupiter Asset Management.

UK - Schroder Property Investment Management has appointed Jenny Larsson as head of sales and business development.

UK - FRS17 should be deferred until 2005 when all international accounting standards on pensions are due to brought into line, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow suggests.

UK - More than a quarter of the population has no pension provision - occupational or otherwise - research from consultant KPMG reveals.

UK - The NAPF is advising members to vote against the re-election of two EMI directors at the firm's annual general meeting on July 19.

UK - Winterthur Life has boosted its sales team with the appointment of Keith Hanna as business development manager for Northern Ireland.

UK/US - Global index provider FTSE Group has boosted its drive into the US pensions market with the appointment of Carmen Campollo to FTSE Americas as vice president of pension and consultant relations.

UK - The direction of UK interest rates over the next six months has divided City economists, information services firm bfinance says.