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Benny Karlsson, fund manager for Vattenfall Pensionsstiftelse, has confirmed to International Pensions News that the Stockholm-based pension fund is researching the future investment of its cash assets.

Warwickshire County Council's Superannuation Fund is seeking approval from its investment board for a Best Value review of its current investment arrangements.

Aon Group, the international investment consultancy, has acquired 70% of Grieg Investor, a Norwegian pension and investment consultancy.

Rothschild Asset Management has won Alfred Herbert Limited's Executive and Staff and Works Pension Schemes £58m multi-asset mandates.

William M Mercer has lost a second consultant within a week to a fund manager .

The CHF12bn Versicherungskasse der Stadt Zurich is to conduct an asset/liability study into a strategic reallocation aimed for the year end.

Dunlop, the UK's well-known tyre manufacturer, is set to revamp its £230m pensions scheme as the fund embarks on a major investment review.

Pensionskasse Alusuisse, the pension fund for the Zurich-based aluminium company, is actively seeking fund managers.

HSBC remains committed to providing pensions in-house following an internal review which looked at setting up a deal with external pension providers.

Northern Trust has been chosen by Dana Canada to provide trustee, custodian and administration services in support of their C$250 million pension master trust.