Regions

Including: UK - Morse appoints new consultants; US - Threadneedle goes 130/30; UK - Axiom's new MD and expansion; UK - Gartmore appointment; US - Russell launches DB plan review

GLOBAL - Rick Di Mascio, chief executive of Inalytics and chair of the T- Charter, has hit out at managers which signed up to the agreement only to immediately condemn it for not going far enough.

GLOBAL - The UK transition management industry has finally agreed to the T-Charter, a voluntary set of common standards.

GLOBAL - Returns for global listed property could be as high as 8-12% over the coming year, according to information released by ING Clarion.

Including: GLOBAL - Emerging Markets ETF launch; EUROPE - Euro property outlook sunny, UK - PRAG releases accounting guide

GLOBAL - Hedge funds have bounced back after a see-sawing summer, according to the EDHEC Risk team.

GLOBAL - Institutional investors linked superior performance with strong governance according to research by Watson Wyatt and Oxford University.

Including: UK - Barings Asset Management launches new Quant fund; US - AEGON unaffected by subprime; UK - FRC appoints non-execs; AUSTRALIA - Global regulations will impact processes

UK/US - The difference in pension funds' sensitivity to equity market volatility has been highlighted by AXA Rosenberg, at its conferences for trustees and consultants in New York and London last week.

INCLUDING: UK - Punter Southall promotes research; UK - NAPF launches new specialist service; UK - LCP partner promotions; LUXEMBOURG - HSBC launches climate change fund; UK - Ashmore launches new asset class; UK - JPMorgan in 130/30 for four; HOLLAND...