United Kingdom

UK - The Pensions Management Institute annual dinner will be held in London's Savoy Hotel on February 11.

UK - Law firm Wragge & Co will host a seminar on the "groundbreaking" Martin v South Bank University case on December 10.

UK - Global Advisors has launched a precious metals long-short hedge fund, aimed at institutional investors.

UK - Pointon York Sipp Solutions is extending its programme of pension policy roundtable debates due to "initial success and demand".

UK - Actuaries are making a last ditch bid to persuade the government to amend plans for a £1.4m cap on pension savings.

UK - Pension arrangements for members of the armed forces are to be overhauled to bring them in line with the "modern world", the government says.

UK - A financial planning firm has accused "homophobic" trustees of refusing to pay pensions to gay couples.

UK - Institutional investors are missing "significant opportunities" in regeneration projects, a report for the office of the deputy prime minister revealed on Thursday.

UK - The Employment Service has issued a new guidance on calculating the loss of pension rights.

UK - Most European firms are not in a position to comply with the new international accounting standard for pension costs, Watson Wyatt claims.