United Kingdom

UK - The UK has successfully addressed three major goals in its pensions provision, according to new research.

UK - Two shareholder meetings are of significance in the week beginning February 18, according to corporate governance specialists Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).

UK - A large part of the £3m missing in the biggest suspected pension fraud since the Maxwell scandal may never be recovered, lawyers warn.

UK - Pension scheme members may lose out as part of any simplification of pensions, the Actuarial Profession claims.

UK - The io Group, the specialist industrial asset manager and developer, has appointed Andrew Slipper to its main board to oversee its existing io Centre development programme and lead expansion into design and build and distribution development.

UK - The government's proposals to allow a series of temporary annuities to be purchased up to the age of 75 will extend the flexibilities offered by those products into the middle market, according to Watson Wyatt.

UK - The London Borough of Harrow Pension Fund is prepping itself for a review of its investment managers towards the end of this quarter.

UK - William M Mercer is running a series of Hot Topics pension courses throughout 2002, aimed at finance and HR directors, trustees and pension managers.

UK - Reinsurance broker Bradstock Group is set to close its final salary scheme to new members after announcing a £14m pension fund deficit.

UK - The £850m Dorset County Council Pension Scheme will consider searching for an external equities manager in May, looking to place up to £40m with an active fund manager.