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UK - Hermes Real Estate Investment Managers Limited (HREIM) and LaSalle Investment Management have sold a £141.5m office block in the City of London to Invesco Real Estate.

UK - Warwickshire County Council pension fund has been forced to take a £5m ($8m) loan to fill a cash shortfall after austerity measures put a strain on its cash flow.

UK - Pension schemes are expected to shift a further £20bn ($32bn) of liabilities to insurance companies and banks over the next 18 months, according to Hymans Robertson.

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UK/RUSSIA - Trustees of HMV's pension scheme are in discussions with the retailer over its intended £53m ($85m)sale of the Waterstone's book chain.

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UK - Imminent changes to accounting standard IAS19 could dent UK company profits by as much as £10bn ($16bn), KPMG warns.

UK - The three BA trustees who quit their roles over the move to CPI indexation have pledged to fight their corner until the remaining board members relent.

UK - Procurement of investment and actuarial services for local government schemes could be pushed into regional and national frameworks in a bid to harness efficiency savings, the government says.

UK - Standard Life's former managing director of corporate, Gerry O'Neill, has been suspended from his role at the firm.