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GLOBAL - Fund manager Lloyd George Management is tipping global equity markets to carry on climbing, despite fears about deflation or geopolitical "accidents".

GLOBAL - Distressed funds outperformed all other hedge fund strategies in June, up 2.63%, according to the latest data from the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index.

EMERGING EUROPE - Successful institutional global equity managers have been ploughing into key emerging markets including a number of European states. According to US-headquartered InterSec Research, managers that are doing well year-to-date have avoided...

GLOBAL - Treasury management systems usage by corporate and financial institutions around the world appeared to plateau at the end of 2002, according to research by Greenwich Associates.

GLOBAL - "Cheap" Japanese equities are set to outperform over the next three years, fund managers believe.

GLOBAL - Man Group has raised a record £449m from a new hedge fund.

Northern Trust is global custodian to AMF Pension

GLOBAL - Zurich International Solutions has unveiled a new internet-based administration system for group pension schemes worldwide.

Trema Finance KIT streamlines operations at BGB

Polish pension funds increase stocks