United Kingdom

UK - Distribution company Wincanton has closed its £280m final salary scheme to new members and will open a money purchase scheme in April.

UK - A massive deterioration in business support services group Amey's pension fund will hit its profits, a City analyst claims.

UK - Companies will have to put £10bn a year into schemes over the next decade to plug their growing FRS17 deficits, Watson Wyatt claims.

UK - Anxiety over pensions is reducing workers' commitment to their firms, Aon Consulting claims.

UK - Generous financial incentives for the lower paid are the best way to plug the pension gap, research by Axa shows.

UK - Fund managers which neglect their shareholder voting rights have come under fire from corporate governance experts.

UK - The Association of British Insurers will hold its first national conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster on April 10.

UK - Life insurers are in for another rough ride this year, fund managers warn.

UK - Rising government debt will lead to lower returns from gilts, Insight Investment Management claims.

UK - Gresham Property Partners - the opportunity fund managed by Schroder Property Investment Management - has spent £10m on two acquisitions.