United Kingdom

UK - A European court ruling has "made a mockery" of the pensions exemption on transferred employment rights, lawyers claim.

UK - Employers are urging the government to exclude occupational pensions from new age discrimination laws.

UK - Morley Fund Management is being taken off some consultants' "buy" lists following the appointment of Katherine Garrett-Cox as chief investment officer.

UK - The £670m Buckinghamshire County Council Pension Fund has added two new managers to its roster.

UK - Firms will foot the bill for giving women better annuity rates if a draft EU directive on sex discrimination takes effect, Hargreaves Lansdown warns.

UK - The £2.6bn London Pension Fund Authority has hired three new managers for private equity and has established a separate trust for its property foray.

UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has appointed Tatiana Spineanu as lead analyst covering the utilities and telecoms sectors to the Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) fixed income credit research team.

UK - Trustees' management of their relationships with employers, pensioners, advisers and administrators is crucial to reducing risks within schemes, said OPDU's Alan Herbert.

UK - Employees will only use online capabilities if the sponsoring employer has an education programme in place.

UK - Schroders has appointed David Bird as global sector leader for materials responsible for pan-european & US materials.