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RUSSIA - Gas producer Gazprom said the revised accounting treatment of the non governmental pension fund, NPF Gazfund, had a significant impact on the group's financial information for the three months ended 31 March 2007.

INCLUDING: UK - Personal Accounts Delivery Authority appointment; US - State Street launches international treasury bond ETF; AUSTRALIA - QIC appoints new head of equities dealing; GERMANY - Real estate venture

INCLUDING - US - CalSTRS joins HSBC battle, JAPAN - Private pensions look further than government bonds, UK - London council slammed

INCLUDING - SWEDEN - Folksam and Aberdeen join up; NETHERLANDS - Fiduciary management solution for Dutch pension funds; NETHERLANDS - Fortis signs UN PRI

Including: ASIA - Pictet appointment; UK - DB members feel safe

Including: UK - BlackRock's new appointment; UK - Cordea Savills acquires halls; CANADA - S&P study; UK - Technology helps trustees

INCLUDING: US - Pru sues State Street; UK - Emap pension offload

INCLUDING: JAPAN - Japanese pensions payment changes; US - SEC rebukes Callan

INCLUDING:UK - Barings announces new appointments; UK - Tories to announce pension ‘life-boat'; UK - Pensions First announces position; UK - First Actuarial training; UK - Aberdeen handed £130m mandate

GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has appointed Andre du Plessis as co-head of its global manager strategies (GMS) business and head of fiduciary business, EMEA.