United Kingdom

UK - Spiralling insurance costs could scupper government aims to boost the number of non-professionals on trustee boards, experts warn.

UK - Reliance Mutual Insurance Society is set to acquire 23,500 with-profit pension and life policies from Family Assurance.

UK - Workers who lost their pensions through company insolvency may suffer reductions in means-tested benefits if they claim the government's £400m compensation package.

UK - Supermarket giant J Sainsbury has revealed "disappointing" take-up of its stakeholder pension despite offering staff a number of incentives to join.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds is calling on the industry to help it set up multi-employer schemes for non-associated companies.

UK - Retail investment house Framlington has won two scheme mandates worth a combined total of £20m, and is looking to build up its institutional client base.

UK - Standard Life has appointed Amanda Forsyth (pictured) as investor relations director.

UK - More powerful pensions regulation under the Pensions Bill will lead to additional costs and litigation for schemes, industry experts warn.

UK - Over half of FTSE350 firms have plans to integrate company pension schemes into a wider flexible benefits programme, a new survey shows.

UK - Pension liabilities for around 10% of the UK's largest companies could soar over the next 20 years, Watson Wyatt warns.