United Kingdom

UK - Associated British Ports Group Pension Scheme has replaced Mercer Human Resource Consulting as its actuarial and investment consultant with Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow.

UK - Pensions funds are calling on BSkyB non-executive director Lord St John of Fawsley to do the "honourable thing and resign".

UK - Aegon, the Dutch financial services giant, has hired former journalist Adrian Cammidge as public affairs manager for its UK distribution business.

UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership and Isis Asset management are to launch "high performance" equity funds in response to scheme demands for better returns.

UK - British Airways is expected to increase member costs after revealing a £928m deficit in one of its final salary plans.

UK - Former ASW, UEF and Dexion scheme members are planning to block Oxford Street in the run-up to Christmas in their bid to win compensation.

UK - A growing trend for adults to live at home with their parents is causing a massive drain on retirement plans, a survey by Prudential shows.

UK - ICI's pledge to plug its pension scheme deficit has prompted Moody's to cut the chemical giant's credit rating to just one level above "junk" status.

UK/ NETHERLANDS - Unions are threatening legal action over a Dutch firm's plans to oust UK workers from its final salary scheme.

UK - Jersey's £600m Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme is dropping its balanced managers and switching to specialists.