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FRANCE- BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has added two deputy chief executives to its top management line-up.

The £2.2bn Avon Pension Fund has awarded a £90m property mandate to Schroders as part of a wider allocation to UK and European property.

UK - The £2.2bn Avon Pension Fund has awarded a £90m property mandate to Schroders as part of a wider allocation to UK and European property.

Investment Solutions has launched a monthly index for small to medium schemes in a bid to demonstrate movements in deficits and highlight when funds can lock in gains.

GLOBAL - Pension funds believe investment management fees are too high and need to come down, a study by bfinance has found.

Pension funds believe investment management fees are too high and need to come down, a study by bfinance finds.

In its second annual roundtable on the topic, Global Pensions gathered key spokespeople in Stockholm to discuss investment in emerging markets

AUSTRALIA - Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law has formally launched the Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre, designed to focus on market manipulation and fraud.

RMB Asset Management has launched a diversified target fund in a bid to help schemes manage funding volatility.

SEI has extended to its defined contribution master trust in a bid to alleviate the burden caused by the growing number of deferred members.