Europe

UK - Strong, long term gains could be had in the commercial property market thanks to current market jitters, according to fund of funds manager F&C.

UK - The difference in pension fund returns is mainly because of asset allocation, according to Morley.

UK - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has been praised by a government select committee for its first two years' work.

NORWAY - The Ministry of Finance's asset management department has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to provide legal advice for The Government Pension Fund - Global.

UK - Trustees have called on the Pensions Regulator to provide principles, not prescriptions, according to a report published today outlining responses to the body's governance discussion paper.

DENMARK - Pensioners are set to receive higher payments as ATP saw a DKK11.4bn (US$2.1bn) profit in the first three quarters of 2007, despite recent market turbulence.

UK - The Pension Corporation's takeover of Marconi remnant, telent, may have stumbled as the would-be buyer secured seven days to "clarify" its position.

UK - Half of all workers currently aged 30 may live to the age of 100, according to figures released by Paternoster.

EUROPE - Responsible investment has not hurt returns, according to a report by UNEP & Mercer.

FRANCE - The Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has attributed its its positive results over the past months to tactical allocation.