As the LGPS funds embark on the challenging process of pooling, there is much to be learned from the experience of their peers across the globe, writes Stephanie Baxter.
SWEDEN - Swedish pension buffer fund AP4 is looking for up to three passive global equity managers.
SWEDEN - Sweden's €100bn ($143bn) state pensions funds are facing a wide-ranging government review which could result in mergers.
NETHERLANDS - PGGM increased its environmental, social and governance (ESG) allocation by €1.1bn ($1.6bn) to €3.7bn in 2010, its Annual Responsible Investment Report shows.
SWEDEN - AP4 has agreed to sell half its shares in property manager Dombron Stakeholders to pension provider AMF for SEK400m ($63m).
SWEDEN - Swedish AP funds one through four have hired a group of advisers to provide analysis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
SWEDEN - A cross-party task force looking into pension reform in Sweden has decided to rule out merging the country's four largest pension buffer funds into one super SEK800bn (US$102.45bn) pot.
SWEDEN/ISRAEL - Four of the buffer funds in the Swedish pay-as-you-go pension system have cut their ties with an Israeli defense company on ethical grounds.
US - A federal judge has approved a US$150m settlement between Bank of America and the Securities and Exchange Commission settling charges that the bank failed to disclose material information about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
SWEDEN - AP funds 1-4 all broke records in 2009 with their strong returns on investments.