United Kingdom

UK - Most finance directors believe businesses should promote benefits such as flexible working to improve the quality of life for employees, a new survey shows.

UK - The Financial Services Skills Council has teamed up with the International Compliance Association to establish the first set of industrywide standards for compliance.

UK - The £2.6bn J Sainsbury Pension & Death Benefits Scheme has appointed Lafayette and Financial Risk Management (FRM) as its hedge fund of fund managers.

UK - Hymans Robertson has replaced Watson Wyatt as investment consultant at the pension funds of Essex County Council and the South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council.

UK - Master class sessions are being run to inform business leaders on the benefits of a proactive approach to corporate social responsibility.

UK - Royal & SunAlliance's Kevin O'Boyle outgunned all opposition at the UK Pensions Awards shooting gallery attraction.

UK - The Trades Union Congress has launched a series of regional forums to boost the influence of member-nominated trustees in occupational pension schemes.

UK - Jardine Lloyd Thompson has offered two scholarships at Southampton University in a bid to increase its profile among students and boost actuarial opportunities.

UK - Actuaries have hit back at "aggressive and unfounded" criticism from the Treasury days ahead of Sir Derek Morris's in-depth review of the profession.

UK - The UK Atomic Energy Authority has been appointed as administrator to the British Nuclear Fuels group pension scheme.