UK - The £8.5bn ($13.6bn) Aviva Staff Pension Scheme is looking to increase its allocations to real estate related assets to 15% over the next two years as it looks for long-term, liability matching assets.

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US - Two government reports released yesterday found employers offering 401(k) plans have little understanding of securities lending activities within their defined contribution plans.

INDIA - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired India's largest ETF provider Benchmark Asset Management and announced plans to bring actively managed funds onshore.

CANADA - Staff at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) could soon be compensated for how well they match liabilities.

DENMARK - Danish pension provider ATP has spoken out against a change to a proposed law which limits its investments in insurance companies.

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested an additional C$800m ($813m) in Quebec-based companies and restructured its benchmark to give a greater weighting to local firms.

US - The Fresno County Employees Retirement Association has approved a new asset mix which increases allocations to international large-cap equities, emerging markets equities, TIPS and commodities.

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CHILE - Chilean pension funds reported $145bn in assets at the end of February, though most took a hit for the month because of low equity returns.