Regions

EUROPE - Alan Pickering, chairman of the European Federation of Retirement Provision (EFRP), has outlined his opposition to compulsory employer contributions within Europe's pensions markets.

EUROPE - Prosperity Capital, a Russian dedicated investment house and one of the largest western asset managers solely focused on Russia, has launched its seventh fund - the Prosperity Oil Fund.

US/GLOBAL - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has announced the election of chairs and vice chairs for its board of administration committees.

GLOBAL - Rebecca Ledlie has joined Gartmore as head of product for its global institutional division.

GLOBAL - Two US pension funds have deployed ‘war tactics' in a bid to force American firm Halliburton to disclose its links with Iran.

UK/EUROPE - Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company is to open an office in London and has hired four senior management professionals.

EUROPE/UK - Investment manager Schroders has launched a second private equity fund of funds targeting £250m.

EMERGING EUROPE - Growth investors should look at the Central European pharmaceuticals sector, says Baring Asset Management. According to BAM, Central European pharmaceutical companies are either supplying specialist products or breaking into the generics...

GLOBAL - Debt based strategies led first quarter hedge fund performance reflecting narrower credit spreads, new data from Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research shows.

GLOBAL: Optima Fund Management has unveiled a new offering for institutional investors targeting absolute returns strategies.