United Kingdom

UK - Winterthur Life subsidiary Personal Pensions Management has launched a self-invested personal pensions website for independent financial advisers.

UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has altered the investment approach of its UK Equity Fund in a bid to generate higher returns.

UK - Lawyers have welcomed moves to give the new pensions regulator powers to appoint independent trustees at schemes where the sponsor is at or near insolvency.

UK - UK institutional investors, including pension schemes, are being urged to follow the lead of their European counterparts and invest in the infrastructure sector.

UK - Financial services firms could be placed on a "risk list" if they are dominated by one or two influential people, regulators warn.

UK - The property sector will experience spectacular growth this year despite expectations of an interest rate rise and reduced yields, analysts predict.

UK - Research on fund managers' past performance could alter scheme selection, retention and termination procedures, Mercer Investment Consulting claims.

UK - Investec Asset Management has named Marketta Sellers as head of pension fund client service.

UK - Socially responsible investment fund managers are urging the government to honour its long-term targets on climate change to encourage institutional investment in renewable energy.

UK - Watson Wyatt and the London School of Economics are to hold a lecture on DC pension scheme investment strategy.