Regions

GLOBAL - Investor confidence has reached similar levels around the globe, according to State Street Global Markets.

GLOBAL - Demands for disclosure from sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will fail as long as other players in the market reject calls for transparency, according to State Street Global Advisers (SSGA).

GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt has unveiled its vision for the future of the institutional investment industry, highlighting the key changes which it claims will shape the investor landscape.

EUROPE - AEGON has completed a securitisation deal to improve its capital efficiency, adding more than €315m (US$496m) to the group.

GLOBAL - Pension fund accounting standards may be obsolete for prospective investors, according to some industry figures.

EUROPE - Fitch Ratings foresees a consolidation in the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) industry resulting from the challenging conditions of the European leveraged loan market.

INCLUDING: US - GEF hires India and South Asia MD; UK - Hewitt releases buyout guide; UK - SEI extends DC Master Trust

GLOBAL - Large asset managers have started shifting to segregated structures after realising the benefits of being multi-boutique, according to Fitch Ratings.

EUROPE - The debate on the leading location to domicile pan-European pensions has been reignited following the release of a prospectus by the Belgian government promoting the country.

INCLUDING: US - CalSTRS' worst performance in six years; JAMAICA - C&W sells off real estate; UK- Ombudsman 'effective and necessary'