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UK - Man Investments has launched a capital guaranteed fund which, it claims, will return at least 100% of investors' money, as well as any investment gains.

UK - Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is backing a man-agreement buyout of London-based fund manager Delaware International Advisers Ltd from the US Lincoln National Corporation.

UK - Brambles Industries has merged its four medical plans for UK-based employees into a single scheme.

UK - Company car tax reforms have saved businesses £35m a year and removed 200,000 tonnes of carbon from the environment, a government report claims.

UK - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has been appointed to provide actuarial consulting services for the UK pension arrangements of T-Mobile.  The defined benefit scheme has 5,500 active members and a fund size of £100m.

UK - The £45bn Local Authority Pension Fund Forum is leading a shareholder initiative to persuade FTSE100 firms to report on carbon emissions.

UK - Capital Cranfield Trustees has appointed Richard Malone as chairman following Andrew Benke's decision to step down.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The industry must protect against politicians' temptation to meddle with the incoming simplified tax regime, a leading life office actuary warns.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- Schemes will have to be nimble to meet the raft of changes which are likely to take effect next year, delegates heard.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- European Commission age discrimination measures could leave schemes open to claims in several areas - despite government assurances to the contrary.