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UK - The Pensions Regulator has urged scheme trustees to review their securities lending practices.

UK - The number of schemes putting contingent assets in place jumped by 30% to 587 in 2009/10, research from the Pension Protection Fund and The Pensions Regulator revealed.

GLOBAL - A coalition of 141 institutional and individual investors has demanded oil giant Shell report on the investment risks associated with its controversial Canadian oil sands project.

UK - A complex legal case concerning the funding of the Pilots National Pension Fund has started in the High Court.

UK - The Local Government Pension Scheme's deficit could swell to £60bn (US$97.8bn) this year if current trends continue, research from the Liberal Democrats revealed.

UK - Insight Investment has shifted its socially responsible investment function to individual fund management teams following its acquisition by BNY Mellon Asset Management last year.

UK - Trustees of the £2bn (US$3.3bn) BAA Pension Scheme have appointed Cardano to advise the fund on all aspects of their investment strategy.

UK - The final rules governing auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes from 2012 were laid before parliament today.

Aggregate scheme funding improved by £60.1bn (US$97.1bn) in December 2009, latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund revealed.

UK - Aberdeen has acquired £13.5bn (US$21.6bn) of long-only multi-manager and fund of hedge fund assets from RBS Asset Management for £84.7m.