United Kingdom

UK - Paul Freshney has been appointed by Pendragon as analyst developer for the team behind its pension information service, Perspective.

UK - FTSE will announce the regular quarterly changes to the FTSE100 and other FTSE UK Indices after the market closes on September 10.

UK - Multi-employer schemes are seeking urgent talks with the government amid fears the White Paper will leave them open to litigation, IPN's sister publication, Professional Pensions, has learnt.

UK - Shareholder activism by pension schemes has slipped in the past 12 months, a proxy voting survey by Pensions Investment Research Consultants shows.

UK - Standard Life Investments has announced the third closing of its private equity fund of funds, European Strategic Partners II, at e892m (£621m).

UK - NAPF plans to launch a multi-employer scheme have been hit by tax disagreements with the Inland Revenue.

UK - Gartmore Investment Management is poised to enter the institutional fund-of-funds market following the acquisition of Insight Investment's multi-manager team.

UK - The pensions regulator has vowed to clamp down on "severe conflicts of interest" in companies where senior management also act as trustees of the pension scheme.

UK - Nearly two-thirds of SIPP providers are unable to give customers statutory money purchase illustrations, new research shows.

UK - Employers and trustees of underfunded schemes are to be visited by pensions regulator, OPRA.