Global

GLOBAL - Institutional shareholders in energy giant ExxonMobil, representing US$55bn in stock, claimed victory this week after record numbers voted in favour of a shareholder resolution against the company's position on global warming.

GLOBAL - Problems faced by the UK annuity market are found the world over, an international report by Watson Wyatt.

Increase in income replacement:

GLOBAL - Chief executive officer of US oil giant Unocal, Charles Williamson, is to approach the company's board of directors following a record shareholder vote against its activities in Burma.

UK/Global - Investment house Gartmore is urging investors to take a second look at the Far East. Neil Rogan, Gartmore's head of international equities, insists that the region's stockmarkets, particularly Japan and South Korea, are set to impress investors...

EUROPE/UK - Private equity will continue to see an influx of new money and investors despite poor short-term performance figures, fund managers are predicting.

UK/GLOBAL - International Pensions News can reveal that troubled Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has haemorrhaged around £2.2bn in global pension fund business during the last 18 months, and could be on the verge of shredding up to another £2.5bn....

EUROPE/UK - Private equity will continue to see an influx of new money and investors despite poor short-term performance figures, fund managers are predicting.

Mercer and WW ousted:

CAPS revises Japanese figures