United Kingdom

UK - Pension funds are failing to recognise international standards on SRI and attitudes are "five years behind that of corporate governance issues", according to industry heavyweights.

UK - Winterthur Life, the UK life and pensions arm of Credit Suisse, has appointed John McCreadie as a new business development manager.

UK/OECD - Insight Investment is in top-level talks with the government over an initiative to improve corporate social responsibility.

UK - The government has been urged to end its pensions consultation and take some difficult decisions on the future of the UK's pension provision.

UK - Over two million people approaching retirement have no idea where additional income will come from if their pension is inadequate, according to Britannic Asset Management.

UK - Watson Wyatt has been rated as one of the top 100 employers to work for.

UK - Investec Asset Management has won a £40m bonds and cash mandate from Folgate Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Folgate Partnership, a recently established specialist insurance distribution company.

UK - A "refresher" trustee workshop is being held by CMS Cameron MaKenna on April 2.

UK - Media company Granada is to face shareholder dissent after the NAPF recommended abstentions in the re-election of two of its directors.

UK - Prudential M&G won eight pension fund bond mandates worth £1.3bn last year.