United Kingdom

UK - The Carbon Disclosure Project - which represents 87 institutional investors - is set to publish its second report into greenhouse gas emissions.

UK - Schemes seeking to match their liabilities will be the main buyers of long-dated gilts at forthcoming government auctions, Axa Investment Managers claims.

UK - Strict funding standards must be imposed to limit compensation requests on the Pensions Protection Fund, a US pensions expert warns.

UK - Threadneedle Investments has poached client relationship specialist Jane Shoemake from JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management.

UK - Independent financial advisers have been warned to protect against improper agency transfers for group personal pension schemes.

UK - OPRA is considering plans that will allow the trustees of more than 1300 schemes to halt wind-up procedures ahead of a possible government rescue package.

UK - Monarch Airlines Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has appointed Northern Trust to run a £60m manager-of-managers mandate.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds is to issue best practice guidelines for schemes on how trustees should deal with investment consultants.

UK - Bond managers will be hit by plans from the Financial Services Authority to unbundle payments for research and fixed income trading, Mercer Oliver Wyman warns.

UK - The Trades Union Congress has vowed to lead a drive for greater shareholder activism among member-nominated trustees.