Regions

GLOBAL - Investec Asset Management said it's selling government bonds and betting U.S. interest rates will rise as concern economic growth is faltering is "overdone".

GLOBAL - Investors in struggling money market funds are less likely to receive financial support from fund sponsors post-crisis, research from Moody's warns.

GLOBAL - Pension funds will become bigger investors in leveraged loans because the asset class provides more stable returns than equity and high-yield bonds, according to Harbourmaster Capital Management.

ASIA/UK - City Financial has launched an Asia fund of hedge funds aimed at pension funds and other institutional investors.

Global Pensions, in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia, gathered industry experts to discuss how the country's evolving economy is paving a smoother road for foreign investors

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IRELAND - Falling French and German bond yields coupled with declining equity markets in August have left Irish pension funds with the renewed prospect of funding difficulties, Hewitt Associates says.

US - Pension plans of S&P1500 companies are shouldering deficits of a combined $506bn, the largest recorded deficit in their history, according to data by Mercer.

EUROPE - Pension funds should be able to decide for themselves whether the benefits of shareholder engagement outweigh the costs involved, the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) believes.

US - David Cooper has been named chief investment officer of Indiana's two largest pension plans, a further step in merging the operations of two schemes with $22bn in combined assets.