Regions

EUROPE - DB Advisors could win up to $12bn ($17bn) in money market fund assets from rival Standard Life Investments after SLI's partial withdrawal from the sector over regulatory concerns.

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GLOBAL - Institutional investors should look beyond BRIC countries and consider smaller emerging markets such as Chile, Peru and Hungary, State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) believes.

BlackRock is preparing to expand its equity income fund range with the launch of onshore global, European, and resources offerings.

EUROPE - The European Central Bank's anticipated interest rate rise is a "largely symbolic" move to make it appear to be tackling inflation, Schroders head of European equities Rory Bateman believes.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence rose 6.5 points in March, from February's revised reading of 91.8 to 98.3, State Street Global Markets said.

GLOBAL - HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Vikramaaditya to the new position of head of business strategy.

AUSTRALIA/EUROPE - Australian fund manager LM Investment Management has launched an income fund investing in Australian property loans for European institutional investors.

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

EUROPE - European leaders have agreed on a revised bailout package, creating a permanent fund to resolve the debt crisis in the eurozone.