United Kingdom

UK - Any changes to minimum funding requirement regulations must be retrospective, the pensions advisory service OPAS has told the government.

UK - Towers Perrin has chosen Sirius's Swift software to support FuturePlan - its education service for employees planning their retirement.

UK - The £2.6bn London Pension Fund Authority is planning to shift 10% of its assets from equities into alternative investments.

UK - Aegon has bought a 9.99% share of Personal Touch Insurance in a bid to boost its intermediary distribution business.

UK - Deferred final salary scheme members could be short-changed unless trustees consider all annuity options in wind-up, HighamNobbs Consulting warns.

EUROPE/UK - EU plans to extend temporary workers rights will cost businesses £95m in additional pay and pensions, government estimates reveal.

UK - More than a third of UK business leaders plan to retire early, a survey by UPS shows.

UK - FRS17 liabilities are set to soar for firms with financial year ends at December 31, Jagger & Associates warns.

UK - Anthony Hodges Consulting has appointed Karen Heath as a project manager specialising in pensions communication.

UK - The Trades Union Congress has launched an online pensions calculator to show people how much they need to save to guarantee a decent retirement income.