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GLOBAL - Some of the world's largest companies have just over twelve weeks to disclose their green house gas emissions following pressure from institutional investors.

THE NETHERLANDS - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has appointed Leen Meijaard has as a director of sales & relationship management for the Benelux region.

GLOBAL - Hedge funds showed more signs of flagging this year as the the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index dipped for the second consecutive month.

UK - Pensions Reform Group proposals that would force workers to join a state-run scheme could make people worse off, Aon Consulting warns.

GLOBAL - Institutional investors have lost faith in a major global recovery with more cost-cutting seen as the only means to bolster flagging accounts, according to the latest Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.

GLOBAL - The London-based World Gold Council (WGC) has hired new chief executive James Burton in a bid to heighten the appeal of gold investment.

GLOBAL - SecFinex, the online marketplace for securities finance, is adding bonds to its securities finance trading platform.

GLOBAL - Standard Life Investments said fears of a low profit recovery in the global economy are unfounded.

GLOBAL - Lessons learnt by the financial services industry from 11 September are slow to sink in, according to a study by the Institute of Financial Services commissioned by IBM.

GLOBAL - Trustees should treat their pension funds as businesses and should turn their members into corporate governors, according to managing director of Investment Solutions Steven Braudo.