United Kingdom

UK - The £1.2bn East Riding of Yorkshire Pension Fund is ending its contract with the Pensions Investment Research Council in a bid to reduce its costs.

UK - Bank workers' union Unifi wants the Royal Bank of Scotland to guarantee the future of its defined benefit scheme.

UK - Eladio Bellas has joined Mercer Human Resource Consulting in London.

UK - The Co-operative Insurance Society plans to become the first institutional investor to publish its entire UK voting record on its website - www.cis.co.uk.

UK - Baring, Houston & Saunders has launched the ING UK Property Income Partnership fund which aims to offer a net yield of over 9.25%in its first year.

UK - London based-Platinum Capital Management has appointed Sebastien Sainsbury to its risk management advisory committee.

UK - Property with a long economic life is one of the best investments for matching a scheme's liabilities, LaSalle Investment Management claims.

UK - Wragge & Co is holding a one-day course outlining the responsibilities, rights and duties of pension fund trustees.

UK - OPRA has closed a loophole which allowed schemes to escape being fined for failing to comply with minimum funding requirement regulations.

UK - BP Investments - the asset management arm of the BP pension fund - has selected Innovest Strategic Value Advisors to provide it with sustainability research.