United Kingdom

UK - Addleshaw Booth is offering a new service aimed at those involved in pensions sharing on divorce.

UK - Capita Hartshead has won a 10-year contract from the Cabinet Office to run the pensioner payroll system for the civil service.

UK - Insurance giant Prudential hopes to avert a strike by workers angry at the closure of their defined benefit scheme.

UK - Growing compliance costs will force many financial services companies to close to new business, a survey by an outsourcing solutions company shows.

UK - The £20bn Universities Superannuation Fund has revealed its range of socially responsible investment activities.

UK - Trustees face legal action if they fail to sue companies which have given false sales figures in order to boost share values, lawyers warn.

UK - Newton Fund Managers has launched an active UK equity fund for occupational schemes.

UK - Consultants risk serious internal conflicts when they launch multi-manager product, senior industry figures warn.

UK - A behavioural study of decision-making processes could help asset managers improve their investment performance, a fund management consultant claims.

UK - Trustees of Maersk's UK final salary were due to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday in a bid to resolve underfunding issues.