Regions

EUROPE - Some 63% of fund managers believe that European markets will not face the same accounting scandals - or cases of ‘Enronitis' - that have rocked corporate America, according to research company Morningstar Europe.

GLOBAL - KPMG has denied reports that employees face pension cuts after it refused to plug a funding gap in its pension scheme.

GLOBAL - Schemes should increase their exposure to emerging markets, fund managers claim.

GLOBAL - US private equity fund manager HarbourVest Partners has broken the US$1bn barrier from UK pension funds.

CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE - Institutional investors remain shy of investing in central and eastern European markets despite their high returns, ratings agency Standard & Poor's claims.

CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE - Institutional investors remain shy of investing in central and eastern European markets despite their high returns, ratings agency Standard & Poor's claims.

EUROPE - Former Schroders head David Salisbury has been appointed as chief executive of European operations at Dimensional Fund Advisors.

THE NETHERLANDS - The new Stichting Prepensioenfonds voor her Beroepsgoederenvervoer has awarded a massive EUR1.75bn pre-pension global equity and bond mandate to F&C Management.

THE NETHERLANDS - Robeco is fattening up its slice of the growing alternative investment market with a new acquisition and product launch.

UK/EUROPE - Pension scheme pressure has forced telecom giant Vodafone to revamp its executive remuneration package.