Regions

PIMCO; Russell Investments; AXA Investment Managers; State Street Global Advisors; PensionsFirst; Mercer; Standard Life Investments

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

US/GLOBAL - Some 3% of the 1,400 planned job cuts at State Street will come from State Street Global Advisors, GP understands.

US - State Street plans to cut 1,400 employees, or 5% of its total workforce, with staff in North America taking the brunt of the cull.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence in Europe and the US increased to 97.5 in November, its highest reading since April.

EUROPE - The pension plans of the world's largest multinationals have fallen further into deficit despite record company contributions, new research shows.

EUROPE - Institutional investors' still wrongly define green investing and socially responsible investment despite growing demand for the two themes, a European-wide survey says.

Matrix Group; Towers Watson; Ruffer; Nikko Asset Management; the Association of British Insurers; London Pensions Fund Authority; Mercer

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

Pension funds should be preparing their operational arrangements for a potential fracture in the eurozone, Schroders chief investment officer Alan Brown warns.