Regions

EUROPE - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services says that many top European companies are still not consistently disclosing their assumptions on future increases in pensionable earnings.

EUROPE - If cross-border pensions within Europe are hard enough, to achieve closer cross-border arrangements in a wider context for multinationals with global coverage might seem well nigh impossible.

SOUTH AFRICA- The plethora of laws recently enacted to bring the South African investment environment up to international standards raise the costs of compliance for affected companies, but they will give comfort to investors grown weary - and in some...

GLOBAL - More investors currently see the euro as overvalued than undervalued, according to Merrill Lynch.

EUROPE - European venture capital suffered a traumatic start to the year as first quarter investment fell by around 39%.

SOUTH AFRICA - Standard Bank, South Africa's leading provider of custodial services, has announced plans to enhance its custody product offering in sub-Saharan Africa through the creation of a regional custody network.

GLOBAL - Pension funds remain reluctant to commit to hedge funds despite overall investment in the asset class soaring, a new study shows.

GLOBAL - RP Consulting Group has released an update for the Institutional Managed Futures Benchmark through 31 March 2003.

EUROPE - Reech Capital is to provide Crédit Agricole Indosuez with its proprietary derivatives script, ADEP.

EUROPE - CeLOGIX Property Fund, the eurozone logistics and distribution property fund managed by Aberdeen Property Investors (API), has made its first investment in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and France.