United Kingdom

UK - Alan James joins Barclays Capital as associate director in inflation-linked strategy research.

UK - East Anglian pension schemes are being targeted by a new fund which is investing in quality properties in the region.

UK - Britons have gone on a national borrowing binge, writes Mary Davies, director of The Pre-Retirement Association,

UK - The pensions ombudsman wants the government to decide whether prison officers can claim ill-health retirement benefits for injuries sustained during football matches against inmates.

UK - Ill-health and early retirement benefit costs could soar when new disability discrimination laws come into effect, lawyers warn.

UK - Stock market falls have forced a growing number of workers to delay their retirement plans, a survey by Watson Wyatt shows.

UK - Schemes are being urged to increase their allocations to the telecommunications sector ahead of an imminent upturn.

UK - Schemes will look increasingly to fund managers to provide asset allocation services instead of consultants, Credit Suisse Asset Management predicts.

UK - Chris Phillips, former chief executive of Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is to join Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) as CEO.

UK - Accounting firm Deloitte & Touche has taken the unusual step of establishing a UK team to raise cash for private equity firms.