Week on the Web 4 March – 10 March 2011: What stories have you missed out on this week?

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

Monday Movers
GLOBAL - AXA IM, Goldman, CalPERS, Mercer, PineBridge

Goldman's Winkelmann joins MSCI
US - Goldman Sachs managing director, head of investment strategy Kurt Winkelmann has joined MSCI as managing director and head of risk & analytical research.

PwC launches DB bulk de-risking solution
UK - PwC has launched a bulk de-risking solution for employers sponsoring defined benefit schemes.

Lower discount rate, CalPERS told
US - Actuaries for the California Public Employees' Retirement System are recommending trustees cut the discount rate by 25 basis points to 7.5%.

Towers Watson boosts stake in Fifth Quadrant
SOUTH AFRICA - Towers Watson has doubled its stake in South African actuarial and employee benefits firm Fifth Quadrant and appointed Nigel Biggs as managing consultant in the country.

Bayerische Versorgungskammer awards €1.2bn managed account mandate to Man
GERMANY - Germany's largest public pension fund, Bayerische Versorgungskammer, is to invest at least €1.2bn ($1.7bn) in individual hedge funds via Man Group's managed account platform.

More SWFs move into alternatives
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds worth $4trn in assets have resumed their moves into alternative assets in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, new research by Preqin showed.

Fidelity names McNickle to lead expanding institutional business
GLOBAL/UK - Fidelity International has appointed Chris McNickle as global head of institutional.

NYC Police fund picks Permal for first hedge fund investments
US - New York City's police pension hired Permal Group to invest in hedge funds, choosing the Legg Mason unit over firms including Blackstone Group.

Hedge fund assets expected to soar
GLOBAL - The hedge fund industry is expected to soar to $2.5trn by year-end on the back of strong returns and inflows, according to research published today by Deutsche Bank.