United Kingdom

UK - Final salary schemes are becoming increasingly obsolete as jobs for life have "all but disappeared", new research shows.

UK - An independent trustee firm is urging the government to produce a detailed timetable which will back-up its proposals to scrap "overly complex" guaranteed minimum pension arrangements.

UK - Pooled balanced pension funds have posted positive returns for the second consecutive quarter - rising by 3.9% in the three months to September 30, new figures show.

UK - Workers at whisky firm William Grant & Sons could face a hike in their pension contributions after the firm announced a £31.3m hole in its final salary scheme.

UK/EUROPE - Lagging sales in the UK is forcing Aviva to consider moving its pensions operation to Europe.

UK - Young people need "simple, affordable and secure" savings vehicles to encourage them to plan for their retirement, research by the National Consumer Council shows.

UK - The £750m Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund has appointed Morley Fund Managers to manager a £100m fixed interest mandate.

UK - Corporate responsibility should be an integral part of corporate governance and subject to the same levels of shareholder scrutiny, fund managers say.

UK - Two of the industry's most influential figures are lined up to discuss how pension provision needs to change at an industry meeting this month.

UK - Pensions minister Malcolm Wicks has called on employers to make clear their pensions arrangements to current and prospective staff.