United Kingdom

UK - Pensions administration provider MNPA has achieved compliance with a British Standards Institution code of practice for electronically stored information.

UK - Clerical Medical has launched a service to help financial advisers prevent money laundering.

UK - Pension Protection Fund inaugural chairman Lawrence Churchill has been warned not to "intrude into political matters" over its future funding.

UK - Pension contributions by FTSE100 firms almost doubled last year but two-thirds of firms saw their deficits grow, a new report shows.

UK - Employers are dumping newly-established defined contribution plans in favour of stakeholder and group personal pensions, industry leaders warn.

UK - Employers cannot avoid management issues on pensions simply by choosing a stakeholder or group personal pension plan, Watson Wyatt warns.

UK - The £499m Highland Council Pension Fund is considering extending its commission recapture programme to cover all its fund managers.

UK - Hedge funds have been urged to develop new investment strategies and update their technology to accommodate a flood of institutional investment.

UK - Almost half the UK's adults have no company or private pension and will rely on state benefits in retirement, a study by Accenture HR Services shows.

UK - Japan's economic recovery will be sustained over the long-term despite the threat of further market volatility, leading fund managers predict.