United Kingdom

UK - Brian Corris (pictured), ex-head of institutional pension funds at F&C has joined Baring Asset Management as head of UK institutional client services.

UK - Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting has been awarded a mandate by the pension fund trustees of the Taylor Woodrow Group Pension & Life Assurance Fund

UK - Morningstar announced today the promotion of Joseph T. Grause Jr toCEO of Morningstar UK.

UK - The UK public equity market does not appear to treat FRS17 pension deficits as a debt of the sponsoring employer, unlike UK private equity and debt markets, a Punter Southall report has found.

UK - The variable outcomes of defined contribution schemes is detrimental and could lead to further changes in the pension plan market, new research from Hewitt has found.

UK - Stephen Whittaker is to join New Star Asset Management as joint chief investment officer (CIO) alongside Alan Miller.

UK - The introduction of further incentives will fail to end the pensions crisis and increase inequalities by providing extra help for the well off, warns the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

UK -The Pensions Regulator today announced timetable changes to the schedule for the scheme funding code of practice, in view of the Department for Pensions' announcement of the revised timetable for funding scheme regulations coming into effect on 30...

UK - Aon Consulting UK arm was left largely unscathed by the 750 job cuts announced by the company yesterday.

UK - NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Corporate Governance Research agency for Pension Funds (SCGOP) will expand to include all institutional investors operating in the Netherlands under a new initiative.