United Kingdom

UK - CB Hillier Parker has won an estimated £300m property mandate from the Unilever's £4.3bn pension scheme.

UK - The Government has proposed scrapping compulsory retirement ages as the cornerstone of its long-awaited Green Paper.

UK - The Trades Union Congress, Consumers Association and the Help the Aged charity have joined forces on pensions reform ahead of today's Green Paper.

UK - OPRA, OPAS and the pensions ombudsman have all urged MPs to act over the "lack of confidence" that exists in pensions.

UK - The Isle of Man parliament, Tynwald, has made Donald Gelling chairman of the Insurance & Pensions Authority.

UK - Aberdeen Property Investors' parent company Aberdeen Asset Management has announced its intention to float API on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

UK - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed two additional investment professionals to its global fixed income and currency team.

UK - The UK's ailing pension system is set for an overhaul later today as the Government unveils its long awaited Green Paper.

UK - Insolvency practitioners must be given access to OPRA's panel of approved trustees to safeguard schemes against charlatans and excessive fees during scheme wind-ups, warn industry experts.

UK/EUROPE - Baring Asset Management has hired two new members to its UK and Europe investment team.