Regions

EUROPE - European corporate governance standards have been given a boost with the publication of a new Bill of Rights for shareholders.

GLOBAL - A total of 37 companies which had offices in one of the World Trade Center towers in New York before September 11 had their disaster recovery systems in the other tower.

EUROPE - Pension fund administrators may could be held legally accountable if they fail to protect the interests of scheme members.

EUROPE/UK - Rigid application of the stability pact is stifling economic growth and stability in Euroland.

GLOBAL - Investors are being cautioned about UK investment grade debt.

GLOBAL - Following an encouraging take-up of exchange traded funds by institutional investors, Morgan Stanley's Deborah Fuhr talks to IPN about why more pension plans should take a closer look at this new tool of the trade.

GLOBAL - Brown Brothers Harriman has upgraded its equity market six-month rating to ‘strongly bullish'.

GLOBAL - Long-haul investors are again being asked not to shy away from equities, despite stocks experiencing one of their worst months this year.

GLOBAL - Europe has led the way in hedge fund growth so far this year.

GLOBAL - Institutions are increasingly looking to exchange traded funds with the number of investors holding US-listed ETFs having almost doubled since 2000.