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GLOBAL - Pension funds are increasingly using private exchanges to trade stakes in hedge funds and are now more often buyers than sellers, HedgeBay says.

EUROPE - Almost three quarters of European fund managers fear the new Key Investor Information Document (KIID) will increase costs, research by KNEIP has found.

A lack of well-developed second pillar pension schemes across much of Africa is costing companies a chance to tap into the high-growth continent, Raquel Pichardo-Allison reports

PGGM CIO quits; Threadneedle; AXA; KKR; State Street; EFAMA; Begbies Traynor Group; Amundi

A benchmark portfolio with an 8.5% allocation to gold suffered 5% lower losses during the financial crisis than one not holding gold, research published by the World Gold Council (WGC) suggests.

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EUROPE - Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment opportunities is being significantly dampened by policy changes, research shows.

EUROPE - EU proposals that over-the-counter derivatives go through a central clearing counterparty could significantly increase costs for schemes.

GLOBAL - More than 800 institutional investors from across 45 countries have now committed to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), with a record 268 joining in the last year.

GLOBAL - London hedge fund manager Cheyne Capital Management has raised more than $100m for its Event Driven fund since launch a year ago with about half coming from European and UK pension funds.