Global

INCLUDING: UK - Skandia launches institutional share class; UK - The Pensions Report to launch in October; UK - HBOS pension deficit reduced by two-thirds.

INCLUDING: UK - Schroders announces interim results; NETHERLANDS - ORTEC Finance created; US - State Street expands capabilities in alternative investments arena; JAPAN - Success for DIAM International

GLOBAL - Experts have warned that institutions are likely to lose significant amounts of money as part of the shockwaves from the ongoing problems in the US securitised mortgage debt market.

INCLUDING: UK- Multi- employer pension schemes; US - Invesco launches GTAA portable alpha strategy; Australia - UniSuper's Ann Byrne wins award

INCLUDING: US - Alaska Permanent Fund returns 17.1%; UK - Credit Suisse appoints Yong-Moon Kim; UK - RREEF announces €2.067 bn final close of infrastructure fund

GLOBAL - Pension schemes are potentially at risk of being hit by the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, the longer the shockwaves continue, claim analysts.

INCLUDING - GERMANY - JP Morgan new hires; GREECE - Ministers meet to discuss pensions; EUROPE - Focus on climate change; UK - Cartesian Capital awarded mandates

INCLUDING: CANADA - Head of active equity investment team appointed; UK - JPMorgan named custodian for ICI fund; UK - New oil ETCs to be launched; SWITZERLAND - Credit Suisse Group announces Q2 results.

Including: UK - Henderson launches high alpha UK equities fund; UK - IMA annual survey; CANADA - Brookfield Asset Management plans spin-off; US - Higher tax on PE could hurt pension funds; GLOBAL - New fund launched to offset long only volatility

CHINA / GERMANY - Harvest Fund Management Co Ltd, a Deutsche Bank AG fund joint venture, has reportedly won approval to invest overseas under China's Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) programme.