DENMARK - ATP's investments brought in DKK6.7bn ($1.3bn) , or 1.7%, in the first quarter, with much of the performance driven by rising oil prices and expected rises in inflation.

EUROPE - Montagu Private Equity has raised €2.5bn ($3.6bn) in its latest mid-market European buyout fund with over 20% of assets coming from pension funds, confirmed director Vince O'Brien.

US - New York governor Andrew Cuomo has asked the state's Insurance Department to, for the first time, ban the involvement of any state officials in pension fund business.

ECUADOR - Ecuador's public pension fund, the nation's biggest institutional investor, will reduce its portfolio risk by limiting government debt purchases and boosting corporate and home lending, a board member said.

US - US corporate pension funds for companies in the S&P500 saw their unfunded liabilities shrink by $9.6bn in 2010, data from Wilshire Associates shows.

AUSTRALIA - Officials at the A$18bn ($19.4bn) superannuation fund Sunsuper are shunning mega hedge fund managers in favour of smaller ones.

JAPAN - Japanese pension funds plan to increase investments in alternative assets and pare their holdings of domestic bonds and stocks this fiscal year to diversify portfolios and bolster returns, a survey showed.

AustralianSuper and Cbus, Credit Suisse, BlackRock, First State Investments, Barings, RBC Dexia

NETHERLANDS - Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP saw its liabilities drop by €11bn ($16bn) in the first quarter primarily because of rising interest rates.

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.