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GLOBAL - Despite continued weakness in the world's equity markets and on-going investor jitters about corporate scandals and geopolitical events, Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) believes that investors should begin increasing equity positions in their...

GLOBAL - Dutch pension fund giants PGGM and ABP have stopped securities lending activities to hedge funds in a bid to curb shortsellers and induce market stability.

GLOBAL - Traditional "safe haven" stocks must not be relied on by pension funds as a protection against market volatility, fund managers warn.

GLOBAL - JPMorgan Investor Services has launched Global Market Reference Data (GMRD), a new straight -through-processing tool (STP) which centralises information for global custody clients.

GLOBAL - Global equities will perform better than bonds over the next 12 months, a survey of worldwide fund managers reveals.

GLOBAL - A new report has warned leading energy companies that environmental risks could reduce their shareholder value.

GLOBAL - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has dropped seven non-US firms from the S&P500 and replaced them with American companies.

GLOBAL - ABN Amro Bank and Mellon Financial Corporation have sealed their global custody operations.

GLOBAL - Ethical or SRI investors (socially responsible investment) may be exposing their portfolios to greater risks than their more ‘conventional' counterparts, according to a new report from Commerzbank Securities.

THE NETHERLANDS - Dutch financial services firm Aegon has issued a full-year profits warning.