Regions

UK/EUROPE - A new tax transparent fund vehicle to be launched ahead of the implementation of UCITS IV regulations should attract more than £20bn ($31bn) of additional multinational pension fund investments, Deloitte says.

GLOBAL - Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford as head of investment for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas; The Securities and Exchange Commission; Northern Trust; Cheyne Capital Management; Threadneedle; Wilshire Private Markets; Man Group; Matrix Group.

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

US - New York City may reduce the assumed return on its $100.5 billion of pension investments from the current 8% rate, Comptroller John Liu said.

Congratulations to all those providers nominated by their clients for the Global Pensions Awards 2011!

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EUROPE - More than half of pension trustees perceive commodities as a less risky investment following the credit crunch, according to research commissioned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

US - Contractors seeking business from the California Public Employees' Retirement System will have to disclose whether or not they used an agent, the pension fund said.

GLOBAL - Prominent pension schemes are among 30 founding members of the Hedge Fund Standards Board's investor chapter, announced today.