Global

GLOBAL - The World Bank has raised US$130m from institutional investors, including some of the world's largest pension funds, through its green bond issuance.

GLOBAL - Schemes need to prepare for the return of inflation in case central banks fail to control upward pressure on prices, Watson Wyatt said.

GLOBAL - Pension industry experts predict the fiduciary management model will spread deeper into Europe and other parts of the world, and expand its reach beyond DB plans to the likes of insurance companies and DC plans.

GLOBAL - The number of institutional investors using exchange traded funds increased 12% in 2008 with nearly 3,000 investors worldwide holding ETFs, a new report from Barclays Global Investors (BGI) showed.

GLOBAL - Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP) has partnered with Spanish consultant Novaster, in a bid to expand its reach in Spain and Latin America.

GLOBAL - More than half of pension funds in Europe and the Americas have implemented some sort of liability driven investment (LDI) strategy in their portfolios, a poll by fiduciary manager SEI found.

GLOBAL - An industry working party will be created, to assess the feasibility of extending the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) to include transitions, according to Paradigm Investment founder Colin Morrison.

GLOBAL - Worldwide investment fund assets increased 5.4% to €14.39trn (US$21.2trn) at the end of the second quarter of 2009 due to strong inflows, data from the European Fund and Asset Management Association revealed.

GLOBAL - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Caisse) and AXA Private Equity have entered into a partnership aimed at helping Québec and European-based businesses expand internationally.

GLOBAL - Pension funds in emerging market countries have outpaced those in developed countries as they recover from the financial crisis, a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development found (OECD).