Regions

INCLUDING: UK - Schroders announces interim results; NETHERLANDS - ORTEC Finance created; US - State Street expands capabilities in alternative investments arena; JAPAN - Success for DIAM International

GLOBAL - Experts have warned that institutions are likely to lose significant amounts of money as part of the shockwaves from the ongoing problems in the US securitised mortgage debt market.

INCLUDING: UK- Multi- employer pension schemes; US - Invesco launches GTAA portable alpha strategy; Australia - UniSuper's Ann Byrne wins award

INCLUDING: US - Alaska Permanent Fund returns 17.1%; UK - Credit Suisse appoints Yong-Moon Kim; UK - RREEF announces €2.067 bn final close of infrastructure fund

UK / Netherlands - F&C Asset Management said institutional outflows of £3.3bn largely reflected the pipeline of £5.2bn outflows it highlighted to the market on 31 January 2007.

GLOBAL - Pension schemes are potentially at risk of being hit by the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, the longer the shockwaves continue, claim analysts.

INCLUDING - GERMANY - JP Morgan new hires; GREECE - Ministers meet to discuss pensions; EUROPE - Focus on climate change; UK - Cartesian Capital awarded mandates

INCLUDING: CANADA - Head of active equity investment team appointed; UK - JPMorgan named custodian for ICI fund; UK - New oil ETCs to be launched; SWITZERLAND - Credit Suisse Group announces Q2 results.

SOUTH KOREA - The National Pension Service of South Korea (NPS) has chosen BNY Mellon Asset Servicing and State Street Corporation to provide global custody, securities lending and other services as it builds up its skills.

Including: UK - Henderson launches high alpha UK equities fund; UK - IMA annual survey; CANADA - Brookfield Asset Management plans spin-off; US - Higher tax on PE could hurt pension funds; GLOBAL - New fund launched to offset long only volatility