US - Investment consultant Mercer has announced the appointment of Kimberly Plumber as the lead of its US implemented consulting business.

The trustee of the 5000-member Leyland DAF Pension Scheme has insured the scheme's liabilities in a £230m buyout deal with Pension Insurance Corporation.

UK - The trustee of the 5000-member Leyland DAF Pension Scheme has insured the scheme's liabilities in a £230m (US$334.4m) buyout deal with Pension Insurance Corporation.

Charles Goddard has joined Pan Governance to set up a Nottingham regional office and grow the firm's services to both ongoing and discontinued schemes.

Hedge fund managers resigned to falling fees; Evidence for flight to ETFs; Hedge fund plan splits opinion

CANADA - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has signed an agreement to invest in low-cost wireless carrier BMV Holdings (BMV), in a private equity deal worth up to CAN$50m (US$41.7m).

GLOBAL - The influence of pension and sovereign funds in global markets is set to increase in 2009 to the detriment of hedge funds and investment banks, a research by Watson Wyatt has revealed.

The influence of pension and sovereign funds in global markets is set to increase in 2009 to the detriment of hedge funds and investment banks, Watson Wyatt research reveals.

GLOBAL - Signatories to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), including pension funds APG, CalPERS, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and the CPPIB have written to 130 companies to push for better reporting of corporate responsibility....

ITV is looking at a range of options to reform its pension scheme, Professional Pensions has confirmed.