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CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE - Unlocking opportunities in the labour market is key to solving Europe's pension problems, according to ministers from European Union accession states.

EUROPE - A growing number of institutional investors think that corporates should plug debts such as pensions fund deficits before focusing on growth to improve their profits.

GLOBAL - International Pensions News is fast approaching its three millionth hit since its launch in April 2001.

NeoNet to buy Lexit Group

GLOBAL - Revenues at financial software provider Trema rose 17% last year to e47.3m (£33.7m).

GLOBAL - Ten institutional investors, representing over e2.6trn and including the world's biggest pension fund CalPERS, have thrown their weight behind a UK-led effort for greater transparency in oil and mining sectors in developing countries.

GLOBAL - Investment bank Lehman Brothers has launched a series of credit default swap indices as part of its fixed income index products.

GLOBAL - Ten institutional investors, representing over e2.6trn and including the world's biggest pension fund CalPERS, have thrown their weight behind a UK-led effort for greater transparency in oil and mining sectors in developing countries.

Corporate governance legislation could be counter-productive and introduce unnecessary bureaucracy, pension funds warn.

GLOBAL - Pension fund shortfalls are forcing companies to cut back on capital spending and adopt new business strategies, research from SEI shows.