Global

GLOBAL - Investment consultants have questioned whether the majority of pension funds will implement 130 / 30 strategies, despite a new study claiming the philosophy is not a passing fad.

INCLUDING: UK -Mercer hire; CANADA - CPP developments; UK - BGI's new strategy chief; UK - PPF appoints two new non-executive board members

INCLUDING: GLOBAL - Northern Trust CIO appointment; UK - SEI wins three DB mandates; UK - Watson Wyatt shows the way to change; ASIA -New Asian fund of funds; UK - Drive for Hewitt; UK - Deregulation debate; UK- Barnett Waddingham hire

GLOBAL - Global Pensions has found transition managers are experiencing unprecedented volumes of business, due to pension funds switching asset classes and asset managers underperforming.

GLOBAL - Asset managers are making concerted efforts to reassure pension funds and other clients over their exposure to US sub-prime asset-backed securities.

INCLUDING: AUSTRALIA - ING CEO appointment; UK - Capita Hartshead acquisition; EUROPE: -Nordic and Baltic expansion; GLOBAL- London & Capital's growth plans; UK - Watson Wyatt recruitment;

GLOBAL - HSBC has established a global multi-manager business for the institutional and retail markets by combining its worldwide capabilities.

INCLUDING: US - Private firms remain bullish; US - Quant funds shrug off concerns

GLOBAL - The impact of sovereign pension funds (SPFs) on global financial markets has been debated, with pension commentators acknowledging there is a lack of knowledge about the subject.

INCLUDING: UK - Charlemagne marches into institutional space; UK - Credit Suisse appointment; SWITZERLAND - Partners Group opens Tokyo office; UK - Pension confidence crisis; NETHERLANDS - PGGM appoints chairman