Regions

EUROPE - Socially responsible European smaller companies have outperformed their non-compliant counterparts since a new index monitoring SRI returns was launched.

GLOBAL - A slow recovery is predicted for global pension funds despite a recovery in the markets, a new study said.

EUROPE - The European pension funds industry could save up to e10bn annually through the implementation of the updated EIORP model introduced by the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP).

EUROPE - The European fund industry has been called upon to improve fee disclosure requirements by the fund research company Fitzrovia International.

EUROPE - European pension reform could "substantially" flatten the euro yield curve, a new report said.

Europe - UK pensioners are more secure than their counterparts in France, Germany and Italy, according to a recent study.

EUROPE - Fund groups have demanded an investigation into the European markets, following the market timing scandal that has rocked the US fund industry, a recent survey has revealed.

EUROPE - Mellon Global Investments, the international distribution subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, has appointed Elisabetta Crespi (pictured) as international marketing manager, Italy.

UK/SOUTH AFRICA - Kroll, the global risk consulting company, has acquired MIE Resource Services, South Africa's oldest and largest credentials verification company.

EUROPE - Nearly 50% of schemes will invest in hedge funds by 2005, research from investment bank Goldman Sachs and Russell Investment Group claims.