SOUTH AFRICA - Global Pensions speaks to Dan Matjila, chief investment officer of the Public Investment Corporation, the asset managers for the country's largest pension scheme, about developmental investment.

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KOREA - The $37bn Korea Investment Corporation has chosen three FTSE non-capitalisation weighted indexing strategies making it the first Korean institutional investor to take this route, according to the FTSE Group.

US - Consultant Wurts & Associates has hired Jeffrey Scott, the investment chief of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation known for spearheading a risk-based asset allocation, to serve as CIO of its outsourcing business.

GLOBAL - Pension funds and other asset owners are increasingly looking for asset managers to incorporate climate change policies into their investment practices, a new survey of investors with some $12trn in assets shows.

ITALY - State Street has strengthened its European presence with the opening of two new offices in Milan and Turin, Italy. The move is part of the company's successful integration efforts with Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP) which has a presence in both Italy and...

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NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government will increase the retirement age, provide more flexibility around retirement and suspend contribution holidays in a new deal with employer and employee unions.

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.

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.