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GLOBAL - International equity managers, bolstered by emerging markets returns, have outperformed in the second quarter, new figures from InterSec Research Corp claim.

GLOBAL - Lyxor AM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale Group, has announced the listing of two new tracker funds on Euronext Paris, to deal with the Chinese and Eastern European markets.

GLOBAL - Investment managers Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has announced the second phase of launching a suite of 16 pooled Liability Driven Investment funds.

GLOBAL - Franklin Templeton Institutional (FTI), a global investment management firm, has formed a Global Consultant Relations Group to "better serve the needs" of investment consultants worldwide.

SOUTH-EAST ASIA - Astute country positioning and successful stock selection were the ingredients for the top performing funds investing in the volatile South East Asia and Pacific regions over the first five months of 2005, Standard & Poor's (S&P) has...

HUNGARY - Reforms need to be advanced in Hungary to move the country "further up the value added chain", a report from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has suggested.

GLOBAL - Fund managers are open to "operational risk" and should exercise caution when using over the counter (OTC) derivatives, research by investment management consultancy Investit has suggested.

GLOBAL - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management group of State Street Corporation, has said that the Federal Reserve's confidence in economic growth is boosting the US dollar.

GLOBAL - Man Group, the specialist provider of alternative investment solutions, has seen a US$500m rise in funds under management to $43.5bn since the end of March.

GLOBAL- NASDAQ and FTSE Group have launched the new FTSE NASDAQ Index Series, providing tools for investors to benchmark selected aspects of the NASDAQ market.