GLOBAL - SEI saw its institutional assets under management increase by over €4.5bn over 2006, after it brought in 65 new institutional clients.

FRANCE/GERMANY - Macquarie Global Property Advisors (MGPA) has opened offices in Paris and Frankfurt.

SMG cuts its pension deficit to £22m; Public must be warned on living longer, says institute; Pension fund move; Boost for Royal London

THE PENSIONS Regulator has released a fund management module as part of its free online e-learning programme for trustees.

CREDIT Suisse has appointed Paul Griffiths as managing director and head of fixed income asset management.

UK - Morley CIO Katherine Garrett-Cox will leave the firm at the end of March to take up the CIO role at Alliance Trust.

THE SOCIETY of Pension Consultants has announced a series of meetings covering a range of topics.

US - CalPERS and CalSTRS have called on utilities companies to disclose environmental data to allow investors to assess their holding's true value and associated risks.

THE INDEPENDENT Pension Trustee Group has launched a fully revised version of its code of guidance.

US - Louisiana's Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System will bring on board 11 additional hedge fund managers by March 2007, increasing its allocation to the asset class to US$70m.