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SWITZERLAND - SWISSCA's Cantonale bank network has added funds from Threadneedle Investments to its distribution roster.

GERMANY - Gartmore Investment Management has been awarded a E125m European large-cap equities mandate from utilities giant E.ON Energie.

GERMANY - Mercer Investment Consulting is looking to capitalise on bear market fears among European institutional investors by opening a new office in Germany.

SWITZERLAND - The Swiss Federal Department for Social Security (DFI) has set up two expert commissions to examine structural problems in the country's occupation pension schemes.

GERMANY - Eurozone investments are set to suffer due to deflation fears in Germany, Credit Suisse Asset Management claims.

GERMANY - Returns from German property dipped sharply from 5.9% in 2001 to 4.2% in 2002, according to the latest research from Investment Property Databank's Dix German index.

GERMANY - Dr Henning Klöppelt has joined the management board of Warburg-Henderson in Hamburg.

GERMANY - Alexandra Trinbacher has been appointed as sales executive at institutional agency brokerage NeoNet, based at the firm's new Frankfurt office.

GERMANY - Exclusive: Nordrheinische Artzeversorung, the regional pension scheme for doctors, is to embark on an asset liability study conducted by Hamburg-based consultants, Feri.

SWITZERLAND - Winterthur, the life insurer owned by Credit Suisse Group, has cut its payments to Swiss occupational pension beneficiaries as part of a series of changes to its employee benefits business.