The European Fund and Asset Management Association has unveiled new codes of conduct on responsible investing and corporate governance.

EUROPE - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has unveiled new codes of conduct on responsible investing and corporate governance.

IRELAND - The government plans to reveal details of a new pension tax next week to reap savings of about €2bn ($3bn), in a move the Irish Association of Pension Funds calls an "attack" on savings.

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PORTUGAL - The country's €78bn ($116bn) bailout package will include cuts to higher pension payments, but left many other pension provisions in place.

US - The New York State Common Retirement Fund moved an international and domestic equity mandate to a global equity remit, according to the fund's February transaction report.

LATIN AMERICA - Assets in Latin American pension and mutual funds will hit $1.4trn over the next five years, with Chile emerging as the most attractive market for asset managers, a new report shows.

ARGENTINA - Argentina's pension agency named two directors to the board of Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires SA and Banco Patagonia SA as part of the government's plan to exercise more voting power over companies in which it owns shares.

PERU - A Peruvian congressional committee approved a government proposal to increase the limit on private pension fund managers' investments overseas.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System has placed $400m with three managers as part of its manager development programme and will take an equity stake in two of the firms.