GLOBAL - State Street has crossed the $10trn mark in client assets serviced by its investment analytics team, the company has confirmed.

US - Towers Watson has acquired investment advisory firm WellsCanning.

CANADA/US - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Flexera Software.

SWITZERLAND - State Street has acquired Swiss investment performance measurement and analytics firm Complementa Investment-Controlling AG.

IRELAND - Irish pension funds fell in value in September due to the performance of global equity markets, research by Aon Hewitt shows.

GLOBAL - Pension funds and other institutional investors are favouring one-year investment strategies as they attempt to limit their risk exposure, research by MSCI suggests.

EUROPE - Northill Capital has launched a new European credit asset management company, Goldbridge Capital Partners.

More than half (56%) of EU corporate pension funds now have an SRI policy in place while a quarter of those without intend to implement one within the next year, research shows.

EUROPE - More than half (56%) of EU corporate pension funds now have an SRI policy in place while a quarter of those without intend to implement one within the next 12 months, research shows.

GLOBAL - LCP is expanding its international network into Mexico, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, with the addition of two new member firms.