US - Pension funds investing in private equity are reviewing their allocation levels.

GLOBAL - A daily US$1 pension should be made available to the world's older population, according to the UN's World Economic and Social Survey 2007.

THE FINANCIAL Services Authority has appointed Sheila Nicoll as director of its retail firms division.

PENSION fund trustees should accept more input from their corporate sponsors when making decisions on pension fund asset allocation, Lane Clark & Peacock says.

KKR in deal over Boots pensions; Hedge fund working group is just window dressing; Unions step up pressure over private equity tax breaks; Equitable Life payout hopes

THE £821M Clwyd Pension Fund has appointed Standard Life Investments to run a £130m UK equity portfolio.

SWITZERLAND - Consultants in Switzerland have welcomed draft law changes to improve regulation.

UK - Alliance Boots pension fund trustees have reached an agreement with Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts (KKR) to protect the fund which has been backed by Liberal Democrat MP Jenny Willott.

AN INVESTIGATION into the powers scheme trustees actually hold should be launched in the wake of the Boots KKR deal, an MP says.

INCLUDING: AUSTRALIA - LGSS goes green, US - Call for PA state scheme, KENYA - Gov bins pension plan, COLUMBIA - Calls for more independent players