United Kingdom

UK - The Investment Management Association is to hold a set of fringe meetings at the Conservative and Labour party conferences on boosting savings levels.

UK - Gissings has taken the unprecedented step of manning a third of its administration department with inexperienced workers - many of whom are fresh out of school.

UK - Six million people have seen the value of their personal pension funds shrink for the last 10 years, independent research group Moneyfacts claims.

UK - Bosses have called for the immediate disclosure of contractual terms and conditions in a bid to forestall any plans to introduce legislation on executive pay.

UK - Schemes must overhaul their business practices to boost returns and protect themselves from damaging market crashes, Watson Wyatt claims.

UK - Ways to avoid and handle pensions disputes will be discussed at a seminar hosted by law firm Norton Rose.

UK - Leading pension authorities will debate the value of bonds versus equities at an industry forum in London, sponsored by Horwath Clark Whitehill.

UK - Amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme regulations dealing with family-friendly rights are set to come into force on October 1.

UK - Scheme Manager of the Year winner Chris Lewin is stepping down as Unilever's head of pensions at the end of the year.

UK - Watson Wyatt is teaming up with IPN's sister title Professional Pensions to launch its third annual survey into the costs of administering pension schemes.