Regions

GLOBAL - Worthwhile investment opportunities for pension funds in certain high quality mortgage backed securities (MBS) products could be being overlooked due to investor aversion to sub-prime MBS, experts have claimed.

GLOBAL - The United Nations Foundation and Ceres are to host hundreds of global institutional investors this week in a discussion aimed at moving forward the climate risk agenda.

SCANDINAVIA - Scandinavian pension funds are amongst the top investors in exchange traded funds (ETFs), according to Deutsche Bank.

GLOBAL - Pension funds with in-house investment management may have suffered more during recent market disarray than those schemes using external managers, research by leading industry figures has suggested.

EUROPE - AEGON is working with Citigroup to develop a platform it believes will be the first step in offering multinational companies truly international pensions solutions.

GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt Worldwide vice president and chief financial officer Carl Mautz has stepped down as the group announces strong growth in the second quarter.

It has been a more than two years since the IORP Directive was due to be enacted by each of the member states. What has transpired since then? Are pan-European pensions now feasible? Frances Phillips Taft provides an overview of crossborder pension development...

Including: NETHERLANDS - Sustainability specialist appointed, UK - Chair change at PPI, UK - HSBC Multimanager appointment

INCLUDING: AUSTRALIA - Qantas superannuation agreement; GLOBAL - Russell Investments appoints CIO; US - CalSTRS launches consultant team search; UK - Investment director joins Paternoster; AUSTRALIA - Milliman opens Sydney office

GLOBAL - On Friday, Global Pensions will launch its weekly edition, presented in the form of a digital magazine delivered to your desk.