Regions

GLOBAL - Standard & Poor's has published the first fully online edition of its review of funds investing in Japan, now available on www.funds-sp.com.

GLOBAL - Advanced Investment Technology has added a newly developed MaxCap Value strategy.

EUROPE - EIM has appointed Richard Kleinbauer as head of its long-only asset management activities.

EUROPE - The passage of the European pensions directive, which is expected to return to the European Parliament in the autumn for its second reading, will not be a smooth one, according to opposing camps in Europe.

GLOBAL - Some of the world's biggest institutional investors, including pension fund giants ABP and the California Public Employee's Retirement System (CalPERS), are drawing up plans to combat excessive executive pay.

EUROPE - Global consultancy firm Watson Wyatt has strengthened its position in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with new operations in Budapest.

UK/GLOBAL - Plans to internationalise the Isle of Man's pensions landscape is set to receive a further boost as the Manx government proposes an extension of its tax neutral status to all businesses.

THE NETHERLANDS - The Stichting Pensioenfonds Forbo is sifting through tenders to handle assets totalling around EUR91m but may still consider last minute applications.

EUROPE - European private equity investment is slowing down according to a new quarterly activity indicator from the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA).

UK/EUROPE - The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has expressed its concerns over the possible abolition of the shares listing rule as a "step backwards" for UK corporate governance.