United Kingdom

UK - HSBC Actuaries and Consultants is holding four breakfast seminars on the government's tax simplification measures.

UK - A seminar on governance and socially responsible investment for local and public authority pension funds is being held on January 27 at Guildhall, London.

UK - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has clinched nearly £100m in new business wins with four mandates during the last 12 months.

UK - Public-listed organisations can learn how to adapt their finance systems to meet the new International Accounting Standard at a seminar in London this month.

UK - Temporary workers in the public sector may soon be eligible for full pension benefits following a landmark decision.

UK - The Conservatives have launched a fourth Private Member's Bill in four years in a bid to reform annuity laws.

UK - Scheme wind-up mismanagement will be an immediate priority for the newly-formed Independent Pension Trustee Group.

UK - Corporate governance experts want companies to spell out the time demands on non-executive directors.

UK - State Street senior vice-president John Campbell has been appointed chairman of Scottish Financial Enterprise.

UK - Standard Life need not fear a client exodus despite the uncertainty over its future as a mutual, experts say.