Regions

UK/GLOBAL - Hermes Pension Management is seeking to improve mutual understanding of corporate governance between Japan and the UK.

EUROPE - Australian financial services giant AMP is to take a foothold in Italy's expanding pensions market with the AS$33m (EUR20m) acquisition of Commerzbank Asset Management Italia (CAMI).

GLOBAL - Emerging markets will continue to outpace developed nations this year, according to one fund manager.

EUROPE - The European Commission has launched a public consultation to help encourage supplementary pension provision and cross-border job mobility.

EUROPE - Fidelity Investment Services has topped the annual Thomson Financial Extel survey of European fund management houses for the second year running.

UK/EUROPE - Private contractors who withheld pensions benefits from ex-NHS (National Health Service) staff will be forced to pay back millions following a landmark ruling in the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

GLOBAL - Northern Trust has developed Global Investor Passport (GIP), a customised information tool for institutional clients.

UK/EUROPE - Threadneedle Asset Management, part of Zurich Financial Services, has acquired a near 30% stake in multi-manager Attica Asset Management (Attica).

EUROPE/UK - Investors are "uncertain and confused" by the way the UK equities market is recovering from the downturn, research from Commerzbank Securities shows.

GLOBAL - Singapore equities are well-positioned to profit from the global economic recovery and technology demand, Govett Investments claims.