Europe

UK - Doctors are urging local government pension schemes to ditch their investments in tobacco companies because they are "unethical" and lead to the death of thousands.

UK - The British Medical Association has challenged the government in the High Court over pensions paid to widowers by public sector schemes in a case which could cost the taxpayer £4bn ($6bn).

UK - MPs are set to undergo the same pensions reform as the wider public sector and have a new scheme imposed on them by 2015, it was announced yesterday.

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UK - The former trustees of the BA Airways Pension Scheme have vowed to take the scheme to court over its controversial move to stop paying pensions in-line with RPI inflation.

EUROPE - Providers of European ETFs can double their funds' stated management fees through ancillary activities such as securities lending, other enhancements and trading activities, says a new research report from Deutsche Bank.

UK - Universities Superannuation Scheme chief investment officer ROGER GRAY gives SEBASTIAN CHEEK an overview of the scheme's investment strategy

US/UK - Russell Investments has appointed Len Brennan as president and chief executive, and as a director on the company's board.

IRELAND - Ratings agency Moody's has cut the Republic of Ireland's debt rating to junk status.

UK/NETHERLANDS - Aegon is to rebrand its UK asset management arm as Kames Capital.