Global

GLOBAL - The number of expatriate employees has almost doubled over the past few years as companies increasingly see the value in worker mobility and develop international benefit schemes to cope, Mercer has said.

SWEDEN - Swedish national pension funds, AP1 and AP2, investors in Swedbank, have agreed to support a share issue by the bank.

INCLUDING: GLOBAL - Schroders appoints new head of fixed income; FINLAND - Ilmarinen losses 9.4%; UK - PADA's first annual report; UK- ACA calls for action on pensions

UK/SPAIN - The significant and unexpected deficit in British Airways (BA) pension plan has severely slowed down the negotiations on its merger with Iberia, in what would create one of the largest European carriers.

GLOBAL - By 2015, responsible investments (RI) will be a mainstream trend in asset management, representing a paradigm shift in the investment landscape, asset manager Robecco and consultants Booz & Co have claimed.

GLOBAL - Russia's ruble and the Korean won slumped and borrowing costs for developing countries climbed to a five-year high as Argentina's planned seizure of pension funds stoked concern the nation faces its second default this decade.

Including: NORWAY - Oil fund to invest $2bn in India; UK - BT scheme part of King's Cross redevelopment; US - SIFMA calls for global regulator role; NETHERLANDS - Watson Wyatt appoints senior investment consultant; UK - Paternoster plans to achieve data...

GLOBAL - A new environmental and social reporting standard will help banks, insurers and asset managers rebuild battered reputations, its developers have claimed.

GLOBAL - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has poached Nizam Hamid and Yvonne Sandford from Deutsche Bank's exchange traded funds-focused team, Global Pensions has learned.

Andrew Sheen examines the increasing role played by indices in pension fund investment, as they adapt and evolve to fit the needs of every investor