Global

INCLUDING: UK - Gottex grabs mandate; US - Florida man stole $5.7m from pension fund; CANADA - La Caisse goes tech

GLOBAL - Educating people about risk will be one of the main objectives for Andy Cox, the newly appointed head of Hewitt's global benefits consulting business.

INCLUDING - UK - HBOS keeps Watson Wyatt, JAPAN - Sales tax targeted for pension, GERMANY - Fin heads to Franklin Templeton

INCLUDING: INDIA - Ripe for global pension funds, CANADA - BCE debt rating ‘junk',GERMANY - Commerzbank confirms sell-off

INCLUDING: GLOBAL - SEC and FSA at hedge fund debate, UK - Millennium Global Investments appoints new MD, UK - New staff at Fidelity

GLOBAL - HSBC has launched a global climate change benchmark index, and four investable global climate change sub indices.

INCLUDING: FRANCE - Special retirement benefits: fishermen and miners will not be affected; CHINA - State pension profits rise

GLOBAL - US companies have been slower than their international counterparts to implement climate change programs, according to a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

INCLUDING: UK - Buck Consultants appoints new Actuary; UK - Fortis Investment announces nine new hires; ASIA - Investment opportunities in under-valued Korean firms

GLOBAL - Institutional investors believe the fallout from the credit crunch will spread to other asset classes and many have moved to mitigate their exposure, according to research by Greenwich Associates.