Regions

EUROPE - The European Court of Justice may equalise annuity rates for men and women, but doing so could make women's pension income even worse, experts warn.

GLOBAL - Emerging markets equities will trade at a premium to developed stocks within the next five years, Baring Asset Management predicts.

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GLOBAL - International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has launched new guidelines to raise standards of corporate governance worldwide.

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.

UK - The new Aon Hewitt has named Yvan Legris, former president of global consulting at Hewitt Associates, as chief executive of UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

GLOBAL - Pension funds have almost doubled their average allocations to hedge funds since the financial crisis began, research by Preqin found.

EUROPE - AllianceBernstein is planning to launch a risk parity strategy for pension schemes seeking growth while minimising equity volatility.

EUROPE - Strong returns on European long-term savings are being hampered by an expensive and "highly inefficient" pensions market, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) said.

ASIA - Asian pension funds should invest more in real estate if they want to bring in enough returns to meet their liabilities, a new report shows.