Regions

EUROPE/US - Swiss Re has transferred $50m of longevity trend risk to the capital markets.

EUROPE - In 2011 the danger is the Euro system will put too much pressure on too many weaker countries and economies.

EUROPE - Pimco, the world's largest bond fund manager, has called on Greece, Ireland and Portugal to step outside the eurozone temporarily and restructure their debts unless the currency bloc agrees to a radical change of course.

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EUROPE - Pension funds are moving deeper into alternatives as they reduce their exposure to equities, Mercer European head of investment consulting Tom Geraghty believes.

PHILIPPINES - Government Service Insurance System, the Philippines' largest state-owned pension fund, plans to review its $1bn overseas investment strategy by the first quarter, President and General Manager Robert Vergara said.

UK - Dutch manager Mn Services plans to sue Royal Bank of Scotland in the UK over losses relating to sub-prime mortgages and has been in discussions with other European schemes about joining the suit.

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FRANCE - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) plans to start its research on managing longevity risk in January, and could propose governments issue life expectancy indexes.