Regions

INCLUDING: AUSTRALIA - ING appointment; BELGIUM - New Fortis CEO; SWEDEN - Schroders move and appointment; UK - UKSIF celebrates 15 years; UK - BNY Mellon announces deal in China; UK - NAPF endorses AREF code

NORWAY / SWEDEN - Institutional investment has made up the bulk of a deal between Norwegian financial firm Storebrand in its acquisition of SPP, a Swedish life insurance and pensions provider, creating a "Nordic platform" for pensions.

INLCUDING: FINLAND - Better returns for VER; AUSTRALIA - ASFA awards; UK- JOHCM appointment; UK - Postcode pensions

UK - Watson Wyatt has recruited two new members for its real estate and hedge fund team in addition to hiring new graduates for its manager research team.

GLOBAL - Boutique and specialist asset managers have experienced a keen upturn in business as pension funds turn their backs on large players, according to industry commentators.

EUROPE - Industry experts have predicted a cautious time for private equity as part of a review of the alternative investment market in the second half of 2007.

GLOBAL - The current turmoil in financial markets should generate attractive opportunities for good investment managers, according to industry experts.

SWEDEN/DENMARK - Investment in equities produced good returns for Sweden's first and third AP funds, in addition to PKA, the Danish pension fund manager, according to their half year reports.

INCLUDING: CHINA - Gov considers diversification; CANADA - Stelco pensions safer; US - Fees under scrutiny

INCLUDING: UK - SLI wins mandate; UK - First State Infrastructure fund launch; US - FTSE for Texas; UK - GTAA mandates tendered