United Kingdom

UK - UK private equity funds have outperformed pension fund returns and the principal stock market indices over the medium to long-term, a new survey reveals.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE - A new flexible approach to pension regulation will boost standards from 2005, NAPF delegates were told.

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The government must give employers tangible and practical assistance to encourage wider scheme take-up, delegates were told.

UK - The £400m trust fund proposed for the 60,000 scheme members, who lost their pensions when their companies went bust, will only make a "modest difference."

UK - NAPF CONFERENCE- The number of Barclays Bank staff voluntarily contributing towards their pensions has soared by 71% since the introduction of a hybrid scheme.

UK - FPS has expanded its third-party administration business with the acquisition of Robert Fleming Benefit Consultants.

UK - The UK has the second highest rate of workers supporting those on state pensions, new research shows.

UK - The Association of British Insurers has published a critical illness insurance guide for independent financial advisors, customers and claims assessors.

UK - Tax changes can double the amount pensioners who have to pay for care can receive from annuities, the Care Funding Bureau claims.

UK - Invesco's Tamasine Sutton is the fastest gun in pensions. She beat all her rivals at the UK Pension Awards' John Wayne "quick draw" competition which was sponsored by Isis Asset Management.