UK - Watson Wyatt have told pension funds that as long term investors they could benefit most from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investing.

BVCA chief rebuts fears of ‘bubble'; RM cuts pension deficit in half; Heavyweight unions wade into contest with ‘list of issues'; Amro and bidders forced to release papers

UK - Consultancy firm bfinance has claimed the figure of 25% of local government pension schemes with some form of active currency allocation is set to "grow considerably".

THE NETHERLANDS - Aegon has partnered up with A&O Fondsmanagement to supply its administration for small to medium pension's schemes.

JPMORGAN Asset Management won 27 UK pension scheme mandates in the first quarter of 2007, the company says.

SWITZERLAND - Swiss institutional investors have regularly waived investment guidelines, to invest in alternatives, the Swiss Institutional survey has shown. The survey found regulations were unable to meet the requirements of the constantly changing...

UK - Gordon Brown may have at last given UK pension funds a break by removing stamp duty on foreign exchange traded funds on the London Stock Exchange, according to Lyxor AM which launched three such funds today.

BARNETT WADDINGHAM has appointed Andrew Coveney and Clive Grimley as partners in the firm.

UK - Trustees have expressed interest in the new UK pension fund insurance vehicle, which was revealed exclusively in last month's Global Pensions.

SCHEMES rate experience, technical support and reputation over cost when choosing a third-party administrator, latest research from Capita Hartshead reveals.