United Kingdom

UK - Energy supplier E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has made a £420m special contribution to its £3.7bn pension scheme that will see a significant part of the scheme's £728m deficit wiped out.

UK - PSolve Asset Solutions has hired three investment consultants from Aon to join its Scottish office.

UK - Gartmore has appointed Frank Ho and Jamie Lewin to roles on its pacific and emerging markets equities team in a bid to exploit investor interest in the sector.

UK - Pension trusts would benefit from giving their managers more freedom to make tactical allocations outside the formal benchmark, says Baring Asset Management (BAM).

UK - National bookmakers William Hill has appointed Capita Hartshead to administer its closed final salary scheme, covering more than 2000 active members.

UK - Law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed two lawyers to its pensions team in London - Raj Sharma and Kate Wild.

UK - The £2bn Lothian Pension Fund has reappointed Hymans Robertson as its actuary following a review of the future provision of its actuarial and investment consultancy services.

UK - Global multi-industry company Textron has appointed Mellon Financial Corporation's HR and investor solutions business as pension administrator and actuary for its UK defined benefit pension plans.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has produced a guide to help pension fund trustees boost their role as investors in UK companies.

UK - Alexander Forbes Financial Services has published a pension guide for directors and senior executives detailing ways to maximise tax-free cash before retirement in the lead up to pension simplification in 2006.