United Kingdom

UK - The NAPF's North London Group is holding a workshop on administering change on February 11 in St Albans.

UK - Gissings has restructured its investment consulting division following the departure of investment director, Brendan Reville.

UK - Member contributions at South West Trains - part of the Stagecoach group - are set to double to 10% this year.

UK - Hedge funds will become increasingly tempting for pension funds if equity markets fail to recover, fund managers predict.

UK - NAPF chairman Peter Thompson and chief executive Christine Farnish attended the first meeting of the Tory pensions and investment advisory group.

UK/EUROPE - WestAM has launched the WestAM Navigator multi-strategy fund - its second hedge fund.

UK - Companies which close defined benefit schemes to new members could see contribution levels soar to 100%, an actuarial consultant warns.

UK - Shopworkers' union Usdaw wants talks with distribution company Wincanton following the closure of its final salary scheme.

UK - The broker research service website Researchsummary.com has updated its service and added two new brokers to its research offering.

UK - Henderson Global Investors has appointed Arno Kitts as director of UK institutional marketing.