Global

GLOBAL - Millennium Global Investments has appointed Claire Dissaux as global economist and strategist.

GLOBAL - Leading institutional investors have written to participants of the UN Global Compact, assessing the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in corporate performance.

INCLUDING: GERMANY - Combined division for AllianzGI KAG; UK - Development actuary joins Hymans Robertson; Switzerland - ORTEC opens Swiss office

INCLUDING: UK - Sweeney leaves Mercer to join Hewitt; AUSTRALIA - RBC Dexia custodian for AXA's superannuation platform; UK - Asset manager turnover rises; UK - Employee benefits failing

GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt said it remained cautious about quantitative methods in a recent paper on the investment strategy.

GLOBAL - European banks and financial institutions are leading the way on corporate governance and climate change, according to a study by the Ceres investor and environment coalition.

GLOBAL - Mercer has added six people to its global responsible investment (RI) team.

GLOBAL - Public pension funds have benefited hugely from private equity investments, according to research body Preqin.

GLOBAL - Switzerland-based alternative asset manager, Partners Group, is expected to open offices in Beijing, Sydney and Luxembourg over the first half of 2008.

GLOBAL - There will be no Global Pensions newswire between 24 December 2007 and 1 January 2008. The Global Pensions team will resume normal service on 2 January 2008.