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UK - AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM) has appointed Arnaud Prudhomme global chief operating officer (COO).

UK - A new report by Deloitte has found major inequalities in pension provision for executive directors across and within FTSE 350 companies, with pensions worth anywhere between 20 and 70% of salary.

UK - The securities services business of Société Générale, Global Securities Services for Investors (SG GSSI) has won an outsourcing deal from ING Wholesale Banking in the UK.

UK - The looming pensions crisis could be forestalled by ending forced retirement on age grounds, business leaders said today.

UK - Citigroup Asset Management (CAM) has launched a new sterling core plus fund which invests in global government bonds, currencies and non-traditional fixed income assets including investment grade bonds, US high yield, emerging markets debt and mortgage-backed...

UK - Latest figures from Hewitt Associates imply a growing appetite of pension funds' for allocations to unconstrained mandates, the consultant says.

UK - F&C has called on the UK government to issue 50 year and inflation-linked gilts, predicting ongoing demand for the bonds as pension and insurance funds continue to strive to match assets more closely with liabilities.

UK - Pension reform in the UK must start with the state pension system, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) says.

UK - Defined contribution (DC) pension administrator DC Link has appointed Lesley Carline as business development manager.

UK - Global natural gas business BG Group has appointed Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP) to administer its £300m defined benefit pension scheme.