United Kingdom

UK - The London Borough of Haringey pension fund has appointed two specialist active currency mandates worth £3.4m.

UK - A parliamentary probe into the impact of the private equity industry has stressed the importance of ensuring company pension fund commitments should be securely funded when major changes are made.

UK / US - Pension schemes run by FTSE -100 companies have reportedly been left reeling after last week's four-day rout in stock and bond markets, according to Hewitt Associates.

UK - Paul Myners, chairman designate of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority, the government body which is to deliver the new national pensions savings scheme, has noted that ‘building trust' will be paramount to its success.

UK - A Watson Wyatt survey of 202 employers found the responsiveness of providers of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes was "underwhelming".

UK - The chief executive officer of Hermes, Mark Anson, has resigned and will return to his native US at the end of August.

UK - Balanced pooled pension fund weightings to UK equities reportedly hit a record low of 46.3% at the end of the second quarter of 2007, as managers moved money out of the sector, according to a new statistics.

UK - Frozen food company Findus has appointed Alexander Forbes Financial Services (AFFS) to set up its personal pension scheme.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has published corporate governance policy and voting guidelines for companies in the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

UK/US - Sea Containers Ltd (SCL) is to appeal the decision made by the UK Pensions Regulator (TPR) in June to issue Financial Support Directions (FSD) against it.