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GLOBAL - Institutional pension fund assets of the world's 11 largest markets (P11) grew by 9% last year, significantly below the historic five-year average growth rate of 12%, according to Watson Wyatt.

GLOBAL - A combination of strong returns from funds investing in traded life policies (TLPs) and stock market volatility have resulted in a huge increase in the amount of money institutional investors have invested in TLP funds, according to fund manager...

GLOBAL - By 2009 nearly 70% of all pension plans may be using customised benchmarks, to create more sophisticated investments, according to Tabb Group.

US - Investor confidence has risen by three points to 68.8, a rise that has been put down to improvement in risk appetite for selected sectors by North American investors.

The ripples of the sub-prime crisis have touched private equity, but there are still opportunities to be had. Andrew Sheen reports

GLOBAL - Pension schemes fearing hedge fund fraud could be protected by an insurance product launched today by Protean Investment risks.

In the wake of the sub-prime crisis, Andrew Sheen examines European equities and finds that - the financial sector aside - large cap is the safest place to invest

GLOBAL - Claims private equity fundraising has suffered aftershocks from the summer's credit crunch have been played down by industry professionals.

Controversial though it may seem, especially in view of recent events in Kenya, asset managers are claiming Africa is ripe for investment. Keren Holland weighs up their claims

GLOBAL - Former SEI Investments global chief executive Karl Dasher has joined Schroders as head of product and marketing.