Regions

GLOBAL - Pension funds and other institutional investors could plough more than $200bn into worldwide property markets over the next five years, Invesco Real Estate has predicted.

US - States may face increased retirement- fund deficits and pressure to stop skipping pension contributions under proposals being reviewed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

EUROPE - The European Commission is considering an EU-wide safety net for pension schemes similar to the UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

UK - European Commission proposals for an adjusted version of Solvency II standards for pension schemes could cost Britain £500bn if they are implemented, the Confederation for British Industry has warned.

US - The California State Teachers' Retirement System will looks at ways to increase the use of internal asset management, particularly in its US$70.7bn global equities portfolio, and will conduct a "deep dive" of its private equity portfolio that could...

EUROPE - The European Commission has launched a Green Paper reopening the issue of solvency standards in pension schemes.

EUROPE - European Commission Green Paper proposals for an adjusted version of Solvency II standards for pension schemes could force firms to hold huge unnecessary surpluses, the Confederation for British Industry said.

GLOBAL - Multi-national companies have started to look at using in-house insurers to tackle their funding issues. Helen Fowler reports

GLOBAL - Highly volatile markets combined with uncertainty over the sovereign debt crisis will stunt institutional inflows for the rest of the year, research by McKinsey & Co suggests.

AUSTRALIA - An independent and sweeping review into Australia's trillion dollar superannuation system has called for the creation of a new industry-wide default option and puts greater emphasis on governance for superannuation trustees.