Regions

THE NETHERLANDS - Else Bos has been appointed as director of third-party management, operations & staff at PGGM Investments - the inhouse investment unit of the Dutch pension fund for health and social workers.

GLOBAL - Equities will continue to perform poorly next year despite signs of market stability, State Street Global Advisors predicts.

UK/US/EUROPE - Equity markets could face a decade-long recession if property markets fall, State Street Global Advisors warns.

GLOBAL - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index fell -0.04% in October following losses at Beacon Hill Asset Management's Bristol Fund.

GLOBAL - Fears surrounding Europe's pension crisis have deepened following the release of a new global ranking of ‘danger-zones'.

EUROPE - T Rowe Price is considering opening a Stockholm office as it pushes into the Nordic region.

GLOBAL - Global technology shares are on the verge of recovery after a year of poor returns, SG Asset Management UK claims.

UK/EUROPE - The investment consulting industry has split into two distinct camps over selling manager-of-manager products.

EUROPE - Around 5% of Europe's top 500 companies have severely underfunded pension liabilities, research by rating agency Standard & Poor's shows.

UK/EU - Pensions rights for same-sex partners have moved a step closer following a Court of Appeal ruling, gay campaigners believe. But lawyers claim the decision - which involves a tenancy agreement - will not apply to pensions.