United Kingdom

UK - The government is looking for a representative from the pensions industry to join its new Better Regulation Task Force.

UK - Industry experts have raised concerns over the funding requirement of UK occupational pensions schemes to comply with the European directive.

UK - Hedge funds returned 1.9% during October, preliminary figures from global indices provider MSCI show.

UK - Edis Partnership has won a seven-year deal to provide administration, accounting and treasury management services to Rhodia UK Pension Fund.

UK - Clerical Medical has launched a "pensions comparison tool" that shows the benefits of transferring a pension to a stakeholder or personal pension.

UK - Nursery nurses in Scotland have vowed to continue waves of strike action to protect their pension rights after top-level talks broke down.

UK - Schemes and employers have attacked a "heartless" government proposal to impose a 35% tax on spouses' pensions.

UK - Pension funds are turning to property investment despite a surge in equities.

UK - Private equity managers Vision Capital and ViaNova have outsourced the administration of their funds to Ansbacher Fund Services.

UK - The new UK pensions regulation should introduce compulsory pensions saving, a senior pensions policy advisor has said.