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GLOBAL - The US$10bn government pension fund of Thailand (GPF) has selected Capital Dynamics to advise it on its global private equity investment program.

In its first roundtable on the topic, Global Pensions gathered key industry spokespeople in London to discuss investment in frontier markets

GLOBAL - RBS has shut down its transition management business as it seeks to focus on its core business.

GLOBAL - Oil and gold exchange traded commodities (ETCs) recorded strong inflows at the end of 2008, according to ETF Securities (ETFS).

GLOBAL - Global equity markets rebounded in December, with 19 of the 21 emerging markets and 22 of the 25 developed markets posting gains during the month, latest Standard & Poor's (S&P) data reveals.

GLOBAL - Three investment associations have opposed public disclosure of short selling information.

INCLUDING: UK - Punter Southall's proposes plan for pension schemes to weather recession; UK - Fujitsu Services DB schemes awards equity mandate to Standard Life; US - Pioneer new appointment

GLOBAL - Hedge fund manager CQS has achieved full compliance with all best practice standards monitored by the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB).

GLOBAL - Crédit Agricole Structured Asset Management (CASAM) has launched 10 new ETFs products on Euronext, increasing the total number of ETFs it has launched in 2008 to 21.

GLOBAL - Citigroup has become the latest investment bank to lose senior members of its transition management (TM) business as investment consultants Mercer claim pension funds are now favouring the security of the asset management model.