Pyramis Global Advisors, Dalton Strategic Partnership, Harmonic Capital Partners, Kempen Capital Management, Mirabaud

Pension funds are increasingly worried about the potential impact of inflation shocks on their portfolios, research by Mercer shows.

EUROPE - European pension funds are increasingly worried about the potential impact of inflation shocks on their portfolios, research by Mercer shows.

Global Pensions will be taking a break over the Easter holiday and will return on Tuesday, 26 April.

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has consolidated its real estate subsidiaries under the banner of the Ivanhoe Cambridge Group.

NETHERLANDS - PGGM increased its environmental, social and governance (ESG) allocation by €1.1bn ($1.6bn) to €3.7bn in 2010, its Annual Responsible Investment Report shows.

PERU - Prima AFP, Peru's biggest pension fund manager, is taking advantage of the biggest stock selloff in more than two years and declines in the country's bonds and currency to buy assets on a bet prices will rebound after presidential elections.

AUSTRALIA - Government proposals to create the position of ‘trustee director' have been dismissed by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) as doing little to increase accountability.

US - BlackRock has appointed Jack Chandler as global head of real estate.

US - Former New York State comptroller Alan Hevesi has begun his prison sentence for his role in a pay-to-play scandal while overseeing the $124.8bn New York State Common Retirement Fund.