United Kingdom

UK - A boardroom reshuffle at financial giant Barclays has angered shareholder groups, which claim the moves contravene best practice corporate governance guidelines.

UK - Middle income earners in final salary schemes may never clear the government's means-tested benefits regime.

UK - OPRA has relaxed its reporting requirements for statutory whistleblowers in a bid to reduce the number of minor reports it receives.

UK - Aon Consulting has hired Ali Khan to head up its Manchester office.Khan has over 13 years' experience in the employee benefits consulting arena, the majority of the time spent at Bacon & Woodrow, prior to its merger with Hewitt.

UK - Water companies are to pass on a £375m bill for their deficit-ridden pension schemes to consumers through cost increases.

UK - The Football League has dropped Legal & General Investment Management from two fixed income mandates worth a combined £47m.

UK - Employers urged the government to "share the burden" of its proposed pensions safety net and act as a guarantor for the scheme.

UK - Russell/Mellon CAPS has bought out Barra's share in risk analysis firm Risk Reporting.

UK - Investment Solutions has appointed Richard Dinham as senior investment manager.

UK - Northern Trust Gobal Investments has hired Gavin Brown as senior portfolio manager in London to lead its enhanced passive and active quant research efforts.