United Kingdom

UK - Quarterly returns on all UK property stood at 3.1% with annual returns at 11.8% in the third quarter, a report by Jones Lang LaSalle shows.

UK - The NAPF and Pension Investment Research Consultants are at loggerheads over how pension funds should vote on HIT Entertainment's remuneration report.

UK - Corporate governance experts are divided over whether institutional investors should have to make their voting records publicly available.

UK - Pension contribution holidays could expose firms to long-tail liabilities, a leading lawyer warns.

UK - Workers at Exel Logistics will take "whatever means" necessary to keep the £1.6bn final salary pension scheme open to new members.

UK - Making good pension scheme deficits will have a major impact on the value of utility firms, research from UBS Warburg claims.

UK - Trade unions are seeking guarantees from Coats Viyella that employees will retain defined benefit pensions when several divisions are sold.

UK - Mercer Investment Consulting is set to have all of its value-added performance figures independently audited by accountant Deloitte & Touche.

UK - Law Commission moves to make trustees rely on insurance for indemnity cover - rather than indemnity clauses - could trigger an industry-wide exodus, experts warn.

UK - Two FTSE100 companies are likely to face pension scheme wrath over executive pay issues.