United Kingdom

UK - Fixed income manager Pimco has been awarded 17 performance achievement certificates from Lipper, the mutual-fund information and analysis service.

UK - The vast majority of pension funds have already implemented, or are taking steps to implement, Paul Myners's principles on institutional investment, the NAPF claims.

UK - UBS Global Asset Management has hired former Goldman Sachs chief strategist Neil Williams as regional head of asset allocation, based in London.

UK - Award-winning impressionist Jon Culshaw will be the host for this year's UK Pensions Awards, created by IPN's sister title Professional Pensions.

UK - Football, cricket and rugby players could be left in limbo by Inland Revenue moves to simplify the pension tax regime, law firm Charles Russell warns.

UK - State Street Corporation is to provide full accounting and fund administration services to Schroder's investment funds.

UK - Northern Trust has hired Veronique Botton as programme manager in its London-based multi-manager investment team.

UK - Animal welfare campaigners are targeting Deloitte & Touche because it is auditing the accounts of Huntingdon Life Sciences.

US/UK - Franklin Templeton Investment Management's US government fund has seen its assets under management pass US$3bn (£1.9bn).

UK - A radical defined contribution scheme - which will shun volatile equity markets and invest in infrastructure projects - has been suggested by a think-tank report.