United Kingdom

UK - Standard Life Healthcare has launched a new product which aims to cut sickness absence, after trialing it among its own staff for two years.

UK - A government scheme to help people understand how much they will have to live on when they retire has been welcomed by workers and employers.

UK - Mobile systems giant Ericsson is setting up a round-the-clock assistance service for staff.

UK - Property investment funds are unlikely to lure schemes away from traditional vehicles, Mercer Investment Consulting claims.

UK - Canada Life is holding a series of roadshows which will focus on annuities.

UK - Insight Investment has created a new board level risk management role with the appointment of Keith Lovett (pictured) as chief risk officer.

UK - Opportunities still exist in emerging markets debt despite the recent dip in performance, Axa Investment Managers believes.

UK - Tax plans may be scuppered by firms increasing payments into occupational pension schemes, Watson Wyatt claims.

UK - Waste solutions company Sita UK is giving its 5000 employees access to voluntary benefits and online benefits information.

UK - Coverage of high-profile scheme funding crises has diverted ministers from radical pensions reform, Simplification Report author Alan Pickering (pictured) claims.