United Kingdom

UK - AXA Investment Managers has announced a restructure of its institutional business and the appointment of Fidelity International's Simon Cartwright as head of global consultant relationships.

UK - The Occupational Pensions Trusts (OPT) has added two industry heavyweights to its independent trustee board.

UK - Airport workers are set to decide if they will strike over pension concerns, in a move which could throw Christmas travel into chaos.

UK - Merseyside Pension Fund has decided not to divest from arms, despite pressure from local councils and lobby groups.

UK - The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has apologised to 41 pension schemes for a mistake in the organisation's advice over insolvency risk calculations.

UK - Pension fund trustees will be encouraged to consider responsible asset allocation during the inaugural National Ethical Investment Week, organised by the UK Social Investment Forum.

UK - The Merchant Navy Officers' Pension Fund (MNOPF) has appointed PIRC to provide global shareholder voting recommendations and execution.

UK - Airport workers are set to decide if they will strike over pension concerns, in a move which could throw Christmas travel into chaos.

UK - Providers must urgently update their projection models before pensions' deficits reach catastrophic proportions, a leading academic has claimed.

UK - Unite, the union representing telent workers, has vowed to keep up pressure on Pension Corporation until it provides assurances on the future of the company's UK pension scheme.