Regions

GLOBAL - A set of good practice standards relating to the risk management of alternative investments by pension funds has been developed by the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS).

GLOBAL - The Irish Pensions Board has engaged ten providers of legal and economic research and actuarial services to form an advisory panel of expertise.

GLOBAL - A clear majority of pension funds - some 77% - would be willing to invest in certain asset classes without a benchmark, show the results of the latest Global Pensions 100 Panel.

US/AUSTRALIA - The New York State Common Retirement Fund and UniSuper have undergone senior staff changes.

GLOBAL - Pension plans and hedge fund managers have united to produce the first collaborative guide to investing in hedge funds.

US - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has allocated US$200m (€134.5m) for a joint venture with real estate investment firm Sealy & Company.

GLOBAL - The UK remained top for mandate searches in 2007, according to a survey conducted by institutional investment newswire MandateWire.

INCLUDING: US - Indiana teachers pension increase supported; UK - New staffer at Buck; US - New chair for LASERS

GLOBAL - Institutional pension fund assets of the world's 11 largest markets (P11) grew by 9% last year, significantly below the historic five-year average growth rate of 12%, according to Watson Wyatt.

GLOBAL - A combination of strong returns from funds investing in traded life policies (TLPs) and stock market volatility have resulted in a huge increase in the amount of money institutional investors have invested in TLP funds, according to fund manager...