US - The Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) has launched a search for a manager to develop its US$100m emerging managers initiative.

The West End of London Property Unit Trust has sold three of its properties for a total of £111.8m.

EDUCATIONAL charity Life Academy has appointed three new trustees - Penny Green, Alison Munro and Simon Baynes - to its board.

MORE THAN 1200 whistleblowers flagged up suspected Pensions Act breaches by sponsoring employers to The Pensions Regulator last year, the body's annual report reveals.

EUROPE - A new report has claimed the introduction of lifecycle investing strategies in Central and Eastern European countries (CEE) has been one of just a series of notable developments enabling the region to get on the right track for pension provision....

FTSE 100 firms could clear their pension deficits within a year using discretionary cashflow but would be making a mistake by doing so, KPMG warns.

INCLUDING: UK- Hymans Robertson announces results; US - State Street in Trilogy deal; UK - Friends Provident and Resolution discussions; UK - New KPMG mortality data; UK - Ealing appoints global transition manager

CANADA - A strong domestic currency harmed pension fund returns in the second quarter of 2007, according to RBC Dexia Investor Services.

THE £1.2BN Cumbria Local Government Pension Scheme is to invest up to 10pc of its assets into a tailored portfolio of alternatives assembled and managed by BlackRock.

HITEK POWER has appointed Punter Southall to provide actuarial and administrative services to its pension fund.