Aviva

GLOBAL - Implementing a responsible investment strategy need not be at the expense of strong returns and can actually help pension funds make better investment choices, Swedish pension funds heard.

Most workers will choose not to opt out of auto-enrolment when it comes into force from 2012, an Aviva report suggests.

EUROPE - Gearing equity mandates towards outperforming quarterly benchmarks could be undermining attempts to improve long-term investing, Aviva Investors says.

Professional Pensions has scooped the prestigious HR Publication of the Year Award for the second year running.

The pension scheme risk transfer market is set to grow a further £20bn over the next 18 months, Hymans Robertson figures predict.

The £8.5bn Aviva Staff Pension Scheme is looking to increase its allocations to real estate related assets to 15% over the next two years as it looks for long-term, liability matching assets.

UK - The £8.5bn ($13.6bn) Aviva Staff Pension Scheme is looking to increase its allocations to real estate related assets to 15% over the next two years as it looks for long-term, liability matching assets.

AUSTRALIA - The Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) Super has appointed Aviva Investors to run a A$51.5m absolute return fixed income mandate.

NETHERLANDS/UK - Philips Pensioenfonds has appointed Aviva Investors to manage its global multi-manager unlisted real estate portfolio in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific.

GLOBAL - Institutional investors have increased pressure on the world's largest stock exchanges to demand sustainability reporting by listed companies.