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EUROPE - Standard Life Investments has appointed Séverine Laffineur as European portfolio manager in its Paris office.

Global - Emerging market equities and bonds and high yield bonds have served pension funds well in the last decade, research shows.

EUROPE - Pension funds and other institutional investors increased their fixed income allocation to their highest levels in five years while simultaneously paring down their equity exposure, research by Invesco shows.

EUROPE - The European Commission has appointed Aon Hewitt as expert adviser for the possible establishment of a pan-European pension fund for researchers.

GLOBAL - State Street has been appointed by F&C Asset Management to provide investment manager operations outsourcing for £106bn in assets.

GLOBAL - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned low interest rates across the globe are a threat to world financial stability.

EUROPE - European banks and finance officials are discussing a proposal to replace existing Greek debt with a different type of bond to get around ratings agencies' reservations about a planned rollover, Reuters reports.

GLOBAL - Schroders has expanded its global strategic solutions team with a key hire from Towers Watson.

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EUROPE - Custodians are increasingly being selected as preferred partners in fiduciary manager appointments, research suggests.