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GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.

US - BlackRock will join the ranks of the 500 largest companies in the US and be added to the S&P500 index.

BlackRock is preparing to expand its equity income fund range with the launch of onshore global, European, and resources offerings.

As pension funds increasingly look to diversify sources of return, a low-yield environment and threats of inflation, alternative investments have returned to the fore.

The European Union must forge stronger links with institutional investors to achieve its low carbon economy goals, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says.

Here they are - the winners of the Global Pensions Awards 2011.

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Fiduciary Management.

NETHERLANDS - André van den Heuvel, managing director for BlackRock's Benelux operations, is to join the Board of ING Investment Management (ING IM).