Europe

UK - Overall investment manager search activity increased in the UK during the first nine months of the year in a sign activity is returning to pre-credit crunch levels, Mercer said.

FRANCE - Investment returns are becoming dominated by the emerging markets, Mercer said.

UK - Mark Rowlands has resigned as AXA head of consultant relations.

Alan Rubenstein, chief executive of the UK's Pension Protection Fund speaks to Jonathan Stapleton about the lifeboat fund's annual report and the risks it faces in the future

EUROPE - The implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive in its current format is set to cost the European Union 0.1% to 0.2% in annual GDP growth, a study by Europe Economics has revealed.

Professional Pensions, Global Pensions' sister title recently held its annual show in London. Pinsent Masons' partner Robin Ellison grilled pensions minister Angela Eagle on the implementation of personal accounts and automatic enrolment in the UK

Jonathan Stapleton spoke to UK's Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) pensions communication and policy manager Teresa Berkengoff about its pension quality mark, member communication and an innovative financial awareness programme it is launching for employees...

GLOBAL - The World Bank has raised US$130m from institutional investors, including some of the world's largest pension funds, through its green bond issuance.

US - Media publisher McClatchy said it expects to lose US$32m from its investment in a fraudulent scheme run by Westridge Capital Management.

EUROPE - Multinationals are increasingly looking at creating cross-border pension funds for their employees, industry figures said.