United Kingdom

UK - Workers are being confused by over-inflated pension projections when they join a money-purchase scheme, Aon Consulting claims.

UK - Butterfield Private Bank has launched a range of pension banking services to create a "one-stop shop" for SIPP and SSAS provision.

UK - Ben Miller has been made a partner at DLA.

UK - Insight Investment has recruited Yvonne McGrann from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as its new head of fixed income dealing.

UK - Pensions advisory service OPAS is urging the government and providers to work together to restore public confidence in the industry.

UK - The £2.2bn South Tyneside Metropolitan District Council Tyne & Wear Pension Fund has secured the letting of Sterling Court - a 12,700 sq ft office building in Bracknell - to Redwood Technologies.

UK - The Alternative Investment Management Association has relaunched its website to make it a centralised resource for the investment community, institutional investors and regulators.

UK - Publishing giant Trinity Mirror is gearing up to launch a defined contribution pension plan from the beginning of July.

UK - Government plans to boost protection for final salary scheme members will accelerate the trend away from DB to DC, consultants claim.

UK - Morley Fund Management has revealed the names of companies not included in its socially responsible investment funds.