Regions

GLOBAL - Institutional investors are set to increase investments in hedge funds in 2011 but demand greater transparency and risk management from the industry, a study finds.

GLOBAL - BNY Mellon has launched a new Sovereign Institutions Group to cater for sovereign pension plans, wealth funds and central banks.

EUROPE - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has called for the implemented form of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to be flexible, proportionate and based on the principles of openness and transparency....

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GLOBAL - Institutional investment managers expect global inflation to increase and interest rates to rise in the coming months, research by Northern Trust suggests.

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GLOBAL - France, Germany, the UK and US must rein in their pension and health care expenditure if they are to stabilise their debt in the long term, a report by Moody's warns.

EUROPE - The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has appointed Gabriel Bernardino as its inaugural chairman.

US - Consultancy firm Towers Watson has named Chris DeMeo head of investments for North America.

EUROPE - The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) held its first meeting today, confirming the membership of its newly elected Management Board.