Nomura Asset Management plans to launch an emerging market small-cap strategy that will determine holdings according to a country's gross domestic product adjusted for purchasing power parity.

GLOBAL - Nomura Asset Management plans to launch an emerging market small-cap strategy that will determine holdings according to a country's gross domestic product adjusted for purchasing power parity.

AUSTRALIA - European asset managers are showing an increased interest in opening up shop in Australia, said Nick Sherry, the country's former assistant treasurer and former minister for superannuation.

As part of this year's Global Pensions Awards, GP put out a call for individuals who have made a dramatic impact on the asset management industry over the past ten years. Pension fund managers from around the world submitted their picks and we're happy...

DENMARK - Lærernes Pension, the pension fund for Danish teachers, has hired State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run a $271m US investment-grade bond portfolio with an environmental, social and governance screen.

More than 80% of global institutional investors plan to add new private equity managers to their rosters in the next two to three years, new research shows.

GLOBAL - Over 80% of global institutional investors plan to add new private equity managers to their rosters in the next two to three years, new research shows.

CHILE - Chile's $4bn Pension Reserve Fund has received the okay to make maiden investments in global equities and global corporate bonds, as well as in four new currencies, the Ministry of Finance said.

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UK - Asset management firm Principal Global Investors has become the latest signatory to the United Nations Principle for Responsible Investments (UNPRI).