Global

THE NETHERLANDS - Dutch institutional fund managers are losing stakes in the country's E456bn pension fund assets to foreign players, according to a survey by investment consultancy, Bureau Bosch.

GLOBAL - Index provider FTSE Group has unveiled its new global style index series.

GLOBAL - Fund managers are being urged to be more open about their socially responsible investments amid claims that a lack of transparency is hindering growth.

GLOBAL - London-head-quartered Platinum Capital Management has launched a new hedge fund.

GLOBAL - Investor appetite for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) continues to grow, according to the latest data from Morgan Stanley.

THE NETHERLANDS - Stefan Bichsel has been appointed as the new head of Robeco's asset management activities.

GLOBAL - Global Bond Strategy - a portfolio that combines the talents of two leading global bond managers - has been launched by SEI.

GLOBAL - Pension funds seeking a safe haven from slumping equity markets are boosting their property allocation with demand soaring by 10% so far this year, according to Deutsche Bank Real Estate.

UK/GLOBAL - A campaign by institutional investors, including pension schemes, to force the world's biggest 500 companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions has won UK government backing.

GLOBAL - High income funds which invested in emerging market debt were the best performers last year, research by Standard & Poor's shows.