Global

Including: AUSTRALIA - ING appoints director of fixed income; UK - Principal announces new hires; UK - BlackRock makes SAS appointment

Global Pensions has hosted a debate with key players in the transition management industry following the recent release of the T-Charter.

A round up of the presentations at the Currency Management Forum in Sydney, Australia

INCLUDING: UK - Hermes announces chief executive; UK - ABN AMRO launches Eco-Invest; UK - MetLife identifies pension gap

Including: UK - Chairman of trustees announced for BT pension scheme; HONG KONG - BNY Mellon gets China International Fund role; FRANCE - Société Générale closes institutional property fund; NORDICS - Intervalor appoints institutional account manager;...

GLOBAL - Pension funds have been warned that managers could struggle to continue to deliver good performance in alternative asset classes, as new research shows they plan to dedicate an even larger slice of their portfolio to private equity, hedge funds...

GLOBAL - Pension funds from across the globe have joined a call for a legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change.

GLOBAL - A mismatch in pension funds' needs and what they are offered by asset managers could be costing providers business, according to a report by KMPG.

Including: UK - Ashcroft quits regulator; NORWAY - Ernst & Young auditing award; UK - Aon chairman steps down after 12 years; UK - SPA launches multi-currency ETF trading; UK - Punter Southall appoints new principal

INCLUDING: US - PBGC names chief financial officer; UK - Mercer reveals new approach to pensions and savings; UK - Resolution reports record sales