United Kingdom

UK - Legal & General has reported an 8% rise in worldwide new business in the three months to September 30.

UK - The Faculty of Actuaries takes a look at some of its collection of pre-1900 books and documents, which has just been deposited with Edinburgh University Library.

UK - Government calls for radical changes to the management of pension scheme assets fail to acknowledge the strides the industry has made, investment consultants claim.

UK - The government's proposal to scrap the "overly-complex" Guaranteed Minimum Pension arrangements was welcomed by pension funds.

UK - Russell Investment Group has appointed Tom Hanly as chief investment officer and Hal Strong as chief financial officer.

UK - A Liberal Democrat House of Lords peer has written to the prime minister asking him to justify the proposed £1.4m lifetime limit on pension pots.

UK - OPRA is holding a technical workshop on new reporting guidelines for pension scheme auditors and actuaries in Birmingham on November 11.

UK - Oil tanker drivers are threatening to strike over the "erosion" of their pension benefits.

UK - Standard Life has emerged as the UK's top customer services provider for the fifth year in a row.

UK - A surge in confidence in the financial services industry will see a rise in firms' marketing, new research shows.