Regions

The five New York City pension funds have put a $1bn US real estate equity securities mandate up for tender.

Sweden's seventh national pension fund, the EUR1.65bn AP Fonden 7, has unveiled a list of 30 companies that it will not invest in, for various socially responsible investment (SRI) reasons.

Investment returns from UK local authority pension funds stooped to a -6.3% average in the year ending March 2001, according to performance measurers WM Company.

The £343m London Borough of Brent Superannuation Fund has appointed Gartmore to manage its £7m small cap mandate.

South African pension plans have a greater affinity for actively managed funds as opposed to passively managed or index funds, according to SEI Investments.

Schroder Investment Management has been appointed adviser to $1.2bn (EUR1.4bn) assets following Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB's (SEB) outsourcing of investment management activities.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will commit up to 10% of its assets to private equity investments over the next five years, as part of a plan to enhance long-term returns.

Aon Consulting has appointed Hymans Robertson's Alan Bartlett as the new head of manager research, in the firm's investment practice.

UK's £2bn Essex County Council pension fund has appointed Standard Life as an additional voluntary contributions (AVC) provider to run alongside troubled Equitable Life.

Global fund manager Standard Life Investments has strengthened its global strategy team with the appointment of Frances Hudson as sector strategist.