Regions

EUROPE - The majority of fund managers expect the trend towards socially responsible investment to continue over the next three years, new research shows.

EUROPE - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has acquired the Norwegian-based pensions consultancy firm Benefit Network.

EUROPE - Pension promises made by the Bosnian Serb Republic are unrealistic leading economic bodies have warned, writes BBC Monitoring International News Reports.

EUROPE - If the politics of implementing the EU pensions directives lag across Europe, so too does the enthusiasm of employers.

Bosnia - The government of Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, has gone ahead with plans to increase pensions and wages by some 20%, despite warnings from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, according to World Markets Research...

UK/EU - New EU pension rules will slash administration costs for multinational giants, a study by Datamonitor claims.

UK/EUROPE - Most investors are optimistic about the future of the property market, according to a survey by ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM).

EUROPE - In the next step in the 42-part Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), the European Commission is considering enlisting the expertise of the investment community in a consultation process ahead of the 2005 deadline.

NORDICS - State Street Global Advisors has named Laurent De Greef as director of marketing for the Nordic region.

GLOBAL - UK Fund managers must form a united front and lobby government for the reform of tax rules that hinder industry consolidation, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.