Regions

In the wake of the sub-prime crisis, Andrew Sheen examines European equities and finds that - the financial sector aside - large cap is the safest place to invest

GLOBAL - Claims private equity fundraising has suffered aftershocks from the summer's credit crunch have been played down by industry professionals.

Controversial though it may seem, especially in view of recent events in Kenya, asset managers are claiming Africa is ripe for investment. Keren Holland weighs up their claims

US - Women over 50 were much less likely than men to receive an annuity or pension income in 2006, but improvements are being made, according to research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

GLOBAL - Former SEI Investments global chief executive Karl Dasher has joined Schroders as head of product and marketing.

GLOBAL - Millennium Global Investments has appointed Claire Dissaux as global economist and strategist.

GLOBAL - Leading institutional investors have written to participants of the UN Global Compact, assessing the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in corporate performance.

INCLUDING: GERMANY - Combined division for AllianzGI KAG; UK - Development actuary joins Hymans Robertson; Switzerland - ORTEC opens Swiss office

INCLUDING: UK - Sweeney leaves Mercer to join Hewitt; AUSTRALIA - RBC Dexia custodian for AXA's superannuation platform; UK - Asset manager turnover rises; UK - Employee benefits failing

GLOBAL - Watson Wyatt said it remained cautious about quantitative methods in a recent paper on the investment strategy.