United Kingdom

UK - Unilever has vowed to retain its £4.2bn final salary scheme ahead of its 2002 triennial valuation.

UK - A row between pensioners and trustees of BA's £6bn Airways Pension Scheme looks set to end in the High Court, it can be revealed.

UK - Employers and trustees should pay more attention to the liabilities posed by their closed final salary schemes, Lane Clark & Peacock warns.

UK - Ratings agency Fimlac has launched a service that will rate companies on their levels of corporate responsibility.

UK - Entegria, the benefits consulting unit of Hogg Robinson, will host a series of free investment strategy seminars in November at venues in London, Reading, Birmingham and Leeds.

UK - The value of pension schemes at FTSE100 companies has plummeted by £63bn since the start of the year, actuarial consultant UBSL claims.

UK - Some IFAs are foregoing professional indemnity insurance because premiums are too high, the Society of Financial Advisers claims.

UK - Pension schemes faced with an FRS17-led deficit and a depressed stock market should consider a structured overlay strategy to boost equity portfolios.

UK - Pooled pension funds recorded their worst quarter since 1987.

UK - Gartmore has strengthened its UK equity team with the appointment of Ben Wallace as a senior investment manager.