United Kingdom

UK - IFA software provider The Exchange is integrating its quotation and new business services with Quay Software's front and back-office administration systems.

UK - Trustees need to "think like a thief" to protect members from fraud by scheme administrators, delegates at a recent conference heard.

UK - Pension administrator Capita Hartshead has received an Investor in People accreditation following a two-year implementation and assessment process.

UK - Pension schemes should continue their move from government to corporate bonds despite a weak start to the year, Schroders claims.

UK - Bristol & West has launched a guaranteed equity bond for investors in self-invested pension plans or small self-administered schemes.

UK - CarnaudMetalbox Group UK pensions manager Philip Read has been elected as vice-president of the Pensions Management Institute.

UK - British Airways' trustees have attacked methods used by Watson Wyatt in its latest valuation which, they claim, slashed pension contributions by millions of pounds.

UK - Administration standards will have to be raised substantially to cope with the demands of defined contribution sch-emes, Paymaster sales director Nicholas Wheeler said.

UK - Firms can expect "zero tolerance" if they try to curtail pension benefits while approving fat cat deals for executives, a trade union warns.

UK - MPs have accused directors at MG Rover of "financial sleight of hand" and "manipulative bookkeeping" after setting aside £13m for their own pensions.