United Kingdom

UK - The European market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) grew by around 60-70% last year, according to Jennifer Grancio, managing director and head of distribution for iShares Europe.

UK - Investment managers at the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) are satisfied with the current strategies deployed, according to the organisation's annual report.

UK - Fears over a looming global credit crunch could derail heightened interest in liability matching strategies from UK corporates, it has been claimed.

UK - The European market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) grew by around 60-70% last year, according to Jennifer Grancio, managing director and head of distribution for iShares Europe.

UK - Citi has agreed to buy out the Thomson Regional Newspaper Pension Fund.

UK - Pension funds are working more closely with the companies they invest in, according to a survey released by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

UK - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has lost a £2bn global equity mandate from Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (BBUKRF) because it could not provide the fund with the appropriate service in selecting managers.

UK - A quarter of the UK's larger companies do not provide proper reports to shareholders on audit practices, according to the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).

UK - Surplus levels of pension funds have dropped by £48bn, according to the latest figures released from the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index.

UK - Aon Consulting has flagged up issues of concern in relation to proposals from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) regarding the calculation of the PPF levy for 2008-09.