United Kingdom

UK - John Coyle has been appointed as a research analyst, emerging markets energy sector, based in London.

UK - The Consumers' Association has urged the government to treat the pensions crisis as seriously as other major policy issues.

UK - Life and pensions companies may have to cut costs by up to 30% in the long-term to remain in business, information technology specialist Sapiens warns.

UK/EUROPE - EU ministers have snubbed British moves to amend a directive that will allow agency workers to join pension schemes after six weeks' service.

UK - Hornbuckle Mitchell Trustees is to open a new London office this month.

UK - Engineering group FKI is having to increase contributions into its pension scheme to plug an FRS17 deficit that has increased tenfold in the last year.

UK - A long-running dispute between British Airways' pensioners and trustees over controversial changes to scheme rules has reached the pensions ombudsman.

UK - The pensions ombudsman has ordered the ministry of defence to review benefit payouts over the past 26 years.

UK - Hymans Robertson's annual investment conference will be held in Manchester and London next month.

UK - Staff at Marlow Foods are losing their final salary pension provision following the firm's sale by industry giant, AstraZeneca.