Europe

UK - JPMorgan Investor Services has hired Teresa McGonagle as a global practice leader.

UK - Chris Chapman has joined SEI Investments as its global business manager.

UK - New laws may be needed to clamp down on pre-retirement pension top-ups for executives, corporate governance experts claim.

UK - Top-ups to meet final salary scheme commitments have shaved billions of pounds off company profits, official figures reveal.

EUROPE - Pension funds and other institutional investors slowed down the pace of their private equity investment in 2002.

UK - State Street Global Advisors has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, in recognition of its success in attracting overseas clients.

UK - Edinburgh Fund Managers has appointed Bill Blakey as head of discretionary investment sales, based in London.

UK - Scottish & Newcastle has launched an employee benefits website to give comprehensive information on its pension and share benefits schemes.

EUROPE - Marc van Weede has been appointed as head of the group business development department at Dutch insurance giant Aegon.

UK - The £2.2bn South Tyneside Metropolitan District Council Tyne & Wear Pension Fund is set to appoint a new actuary "within days".