United Kingdom

UK - The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) is upping the amount of cash it allocates to forestry.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has spoken out on the scandal surrounding chancellor Gordon Brown's controversial 1997 decision to remove tax relief from corporate pension funds.

UK - The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) has awarded pensions software provider heywood an eight-year £7.5m contract.

UK - FTSE 100 pension deficits have hit a five year low, according to a report put out by Deloitte.

UK - Clwyd Pension Fund has appointed commodities and portable alpha managers following its pension fund restructure.

UK - Documents released by the UK Treasury late last week show Gordon Brown had received prior warning from Treasury advisers of the devastating effect his 1997 removal of the tax credits for corporate pension funds would have.

UK - New Star Asset Management will list on London Stock Exchange (LSE) in June according to its year end results.

UK - Independent research and corporate governance and corporate social responsibility consultancy Pensions Investments Research Consultancy (PIRC) has joined the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI).

UK - Raiffeisen Capital Management (RCM) has announced it will offer seven funds to investors in the UK.

UK - Standard & Poor's Equity Research has announced eight new appointments to its European analytical team, bringing the total number of equity analysts based in the region to more than 40.