United Kingdom

UK - Gartmore has announced plans for four new multi-manager funds to meet the demands of its growing investor audience.

UK - Trade unions are calling for a one-day national strike over pensions.

UK - Clerical Medical has launched a dedicated money laundering information area on its website for IFAs.

UK - The £18bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has enlisted 20 schemes to help it develop long-term mandates.

UK - Only a third of schemes seek the best annuity quotes and half do not offer enhanced or impaired life annuities, a new survey shows.

UK - Graham Kitchen (pictured) has joined Threadneedle Investments as head of UK equities. Kitchen joins from Invesco Perpetual where he was co-head of investment.

UK - Eleven out of 13 hedge funds fell short of their long-term performance targets in July, latest performance figures from the Edhec hedge fund indices reveal.

UK - Winners of the first Compliance Register Annual Awards will be announced next week.

UK - Scheme wind-ups are soaring with over 10,000 currently being axed, figures from the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority show.

UK - Fears that the Pensions Bill may be delayed or dropped increased Following work and pensions secretary Andrew Smith's shock resignation on Monday.