United Kingdom

UK - Fund managers are calling on mining firms for more transparency in the donations they make to governments.

UK - The government is failing to deal with the pensions crisis by merely "tinkering" with current legislation instead of introducing necessary radical reforms.

UK - The amount of new money flowing into private equity from pension funds has fallen from £1.64bn in 2001 to £796m in 2002, a report from the British Venture Capital Association has confirmed.

UK - The Financial Services Authority is using Inalytics and Plexus to provide it with a historical database of equity market transactions in a bid to analyse commissions, market impact and timing costs.

UK - Fidelity Investments' DC clients are to be offered access to its high-performing retail funds, in a bid to boost choice for scheme members.

UK - Women will face poverty in retirement unless the government acts quickly, Age Concern and the Fawcett Society warn.

UK - Law firm Wragge & Co is to hold a trustee training seminar on June 10 aimed at helping trustees understand their legal duties and responsibilities.

UK - Winterthur Life has appointed Chris Schnor as chairman of Winterthur UK financial services.

UK - Full members of the Social Housing Pension Scheme may be forced to subsidise employers which secretly close entry to new workers.

UK - An online discussion forum for local authority pension managers has been set up by communication consultants Anthony Hodges Consulting.