Global

GLOBAL - Tiger economies are offering strong investment potential as Asia emerges from economic crisis.

GLOBAL - Russell/Mellon CAPS has launched an new version of its RPA performance and attribution software which allows fund managers to produce reports on a daily basis.

GLOBAL - Equities from the resource sector are set to lure more investors during the coming months.

GLOBAL - An extended war in Iraq would drive up oil prices which would trigger inflation and send markets reeling, UK fund managers warn.

THE NETHERLANDS/UK - Dutch financial services giant Aegon, which owns Aegon Asset Management and Scottish Equitable, is launching a E3.85bn (£2.42bn) share issue.

GLOBAL - Economic growth is vital in ensuring the future well-being of the elderly not simple policy changes.

GLOBAL - Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co, the US-based investment manager, its London-based subsidiary GMO Woolley, and its affiliate offices based in San Francisco and Sydney, are to collectively adopt the name GMO.

GLOBAL - UBS Group has topped the annual worldwide global money manager's survey, compiled in conjunction with Watson Wyatt.

GLOBAL - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has released the full list of the 40 component funds that will make up its S&P Hedge Fund Index.

GLOBAL - Total assets of the world's 300 largest pension funds fell 12% in 2001, according to the annual survey by Pensions & Investments and consultants Watson Wyatt.