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GLOBAL - Interest in pension pooling has surged significantly with some 80% of multinationals contemplating pension pooling solutions, according to new research from Deloitte.

EUROPE - Net new inflows in institutional business were a "driving force" behind the 16% asset growth realised by Fortis Investments over the year to date, according to the firm's third quarter report.

EUROPE - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has claimed new regulation is necessary for a single market for investment management to thrive effectively.

EUROPE - Vast differences in how European countries measure life expectancy is wreaking havoc for companies involved in international merger as they attempt to determine pension liabilities, a Cass Business School survey has found.

EUROPE - The notification procedure fund managers must go through in order to sell their investment funds is "overly complex", the Investment Management Association (IMA) has told the EU Commission.

EUROPE - Aberdeen Asset Managers has launched a range of fixed income alpha funds offering liability driven investment (LDI) solutions to UK and European institutional clients.

GLOBAL - Tony Broccardo, CIO of F&C, is to leave the firm shortly after his position was terminated and replaced with a new role of head of investments.

GLOBAL - Schroder Investment Management saw profits from its core asset management division more than double in the year ending September 30, up 67% to £46.1m.

EUROPE - Pension underfunding in the new EU member states is adding a significant burden to the pension crisis faced by the original EU-15 countries, new research has found.

ASIA - The pensions industry in Asia may be spared of the "pensions time-bomb" facing other developed markets due to positive demographics and a propensity to save. According to Justin Pascoe, Asia ex-Japan CIO at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA),...