United Kingdom

UK - Standard Life Investments (SLI) has further strengthened its board with the appointment of David Cumming, Jonny Maxwell and Rod Paris as executive directors.

UK - The government's Pension Protection Fund will cost between £9m and £15m a year in its early stages, the pensions minister has revealed.

UK - Coating company Leigh's Paints has adopted L&P System's Pension Master system for its staff scheme.

UK - Schemes must insist on full disclosure from hedge funds otherwise they are making a "leap of faith" not an investment decision, Mercer claims.

UK - European Union-wide corporate governance legislation will "drive a coach and horses" through UK reforms, the Confederation of British Industry claims.

UK - The government will table an amendment to the Pensions Bill today (Thursday) to ensure pensioners are involved in the appointment of trustees.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting is holding a series of courses across the country on pension and reward issues.

UK - Hiscox Investment Management claims investors in the Irish banking sector are set to benefit from the Irish economy's good performance.

UK - Performance measurement firm Russell/Mellon has doubled the assets it services on behalf of its clients to reach £4trn in just five years.

UK - A National rail strike is still on hold as union bosses continue negotiations over the future of the final salary scheme.