Regions

EUROPE/GLOBAL - Switzerland's two biggest banks have denied any wrong-doing following allegations of aiding South Africa's apartheid regime.

GLOBAL - Managed futures outpaced all other sectors last month, according to the latest data from the Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont Index.

EUROPE/UK - Just over three quarters of European business leaders believe that corporate social responsibility (CSR) can significantly boost profits.

EUROPE/GLOBAL - Switzerland's two biggest banks have denied any wrong-doing following allegations of aiding South Africa's apartheid regime.

GLOBAL- The private equity industry is set for rapid growth over the next ten years with pension funds in the US and Europe likely to double their allocation to the asset class, according to a new data from private equity firm Apax and the Economist Intelligence...

GLOBAL - Financial services group Alexander Forbes has bought a 60% stake in consultant Lane Clark & Peacock for £46m.

UK/GLOBAL - Pension schemes want the world's top 500 companies to disclose "investment relevant information" on their greenhouse gas emissions.

UK/GLOBAL - Pension schemes will have to make wholesale changes to their UK-equity portfolios if Britain joins the euro, fund managers claim.

THE NETHERLANDS - ING has hired Merel Engelbert van Bevervoorde-van Vroonhoven as General Manager of Nationale-Nederlanden.

GLOBAL - US institutions contribute three times more private equity to Europe than the UK, a report from research organisation Initiative Europe reveals.