Regions

GLOBAL - Sovereign and Public Pension Reserve Funds (SPFs) have proven an increasingly important and popular method of investing, with global SPF assets worth in excess of $4.1trn in the 2006 fiscal year.

GLOBAL - At a time when private equity is causing controversy, a clear majority of pension funds has voted it the most interesting asset class for 2008, according to the results of this month's Global Pensions 100 Panel.

Including: AUSTRALIA - ING appoints director of fixed income; UK - Principal announces new hires; UK - BlackRock makes SAS appointment

Global Pensions has hosted a debate with key players in the transition management industry following the recent release of the T-Charter.

A round up of the presentations at the Currency Management Forum in Sydney, Australia

INCLUDING: UK - Hermes announces chief executive; UK - ABN AMRO launches Eco-Invest; UK - MetLife identifies pension gap

Including: UK - Chairman of trustees announced for BT pension scheme; HONG KONG - BNY Mellon gets China International Fund role; FRANCE - Société Générale closes institutional property fund; NORDICS - Intervalor appoints institutional account manager;...

GLOBAL - Pension funds have been warned that managers could struggle to continue to deliver good performance in alternative asset classes, as new research shows they plan to dedicate an even larger slice of their portfolio to private equity, hedge funds...

GLOBAL - Pension funds from across the globe have joined a call for a legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change.

GLOBAL - A mismatch in pension funds' needs and what they are offered by asset managers could be costing providers business, according to a report by KMPG.