Regions

Lynn Strongin-Dodds explores what the future holds for real estate investment trusts (REITs) in light of the current economic crisis

Some 130/30 funds have failed to live up to expectation and as investors begin to look elsewhere for sources of alpha is the writing on the wall? Giovanni Legorano investigates

GLOBAL - The total value of pension assets managed globally fell by 18% to an estimated US$25trn in 2008, latest figures show.

EUROPE - Fixed income asset managers are changing their investment strategies and product offerings in response to ongoing credit market dislocations, a Fitch Ratings report says.

Interest in class actions in the UK has been slow to pick up, but as recent high-profile securities litigations show, pension funds are becoming more willing to have their day in court. SEBASTIAN CHEEK investigates

GLOBAL - Lyxor Asset Management has reported it ended 2008 with over €5bn (US$6.6bn) of assets under management in its European equity exchange traded fund (ETF) platform.

GLOBAL - Investec Asset Management has enhanced its currency fund range, launching new US dollar and euro share classes to sit alongside the existing pound sterling share class.

GLOBAL - AIG Global Real Estate has put its fund management business for sale - a move that follows a US$85bn loan agreed with the US government in September 2008.

GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt has appointed eVestment Alliance (eA) to provide it with investment manager research on Europe and the Far East.

Including: US - New Jersey mulls deferred pension payments; NORWAY - Government to tap oil fund to beat recession; AUSTRALIA - Super funds hit by market turmoil