United Kingdom

UK - Basic salaries of top chief executives are rising at over three times the rate of inflation despite increased shareholder scrutiny, new research reveals.

UK - Hendersons, the UK-based asset management company, has activated IMS Enterprise, Russell/Mellon CAPS' daily security level performance and attribution system.  

UK - The suffering of individuals should not be the basis for long-term pensions policies, Watson Wyatt partner Alan Pickering told delegates at the recent Pension Show.

UK - Invesco Asset Management's deputy head of global equities Manraj Sekhon has moved to Henderson Global Investors as director and co-manager of the firm's EAFE funds (Europe, Australasia and Far East).

UK - A "secretive" consultation paper on changes to the pensions ombudsman's office has angered lawyers who want an industry-wide debate.

UK - Almost 100 local authority staff representing 54 administering authorities will attend Class Group's annual general meeting in Belfast today (Thursday).

UK - Shadow UK pensions minister David Willetts has outlined a sketchy proposal to restore the link between earnings and state pensions.

UK - Financial advisers are urging the government to change tax rules to allow buy-to-let property to be used in self-invested personal pensions.

UK - Pension provider Winterthur Life has launched a new "investment panel" in a bid to increase the quality of its external defined contribution funds.

UK/EUROPE - Most investors are optimistic about the future of the property market, according to a survey by ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM).