INCLUDING: CHINA - New Star appoints associate director; UK - HSBC renews mandate with Carmarthenshire; GLOBAL - IASB publishes amendments proposals; UK - BNY sole custodian to Co-operative Group; UK - PMI supports regulator's proposals on record keeping....

US - Global Pensions invites readers to save the date for Currency Management Forum New York 2008 and Transition Management New York Autumn 2008, both being held on 8 October at Le Parker Meridien.

US/JAMAICA - The US$10.8bn Public Employees Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) has signed a US$40m deal in partnership with the Koll Company to take over a California business park.

Carmarthenshire County Council has reappointed HSBC Securities Services to provide global custody and cash management services to its £1.1bn pension scheme.

The government must honour its commitment to enforcing a minimum of 50pc member-nominated trustees on scheme boards, the Occupational Pensioners' Alliance urges.

The massive amount of activity in the buyout market has raised "serious questions" over the capacity of providers, Aon Consulting warns.

Eversheds has appointed Ingrid Everson to head up its 24-strong team of specialist pensions lawyers in its Birmingham office.

THE National Association of Pension Funds has launched a service to provide information and support to financial directors involved in their organisation's occupational scheme.

Company pensions show £41bn deficit following turmoil; L&G takes issue with EU over annuities; Pensions boost for Standard Life

MERCER has hired three staff in a bid to expand its UK outsourcing business.