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BlackRock head of European Middle East and Africa institutional business Mike O'Brien has stepped down to pursue interests outside of the fund management industry.

Global equities offer schemes increased potential for enhanced returns over domestic or regional equities, BlackRock says.

US - State Street Global Advisors has named Kristi Mitchem, former head of BlackRock's US defined contribution business, its new global head of DC, SSgA announced today.

The Investment Management Association has confirmed Douglas Ferrans' position as chairman for the next two years.

The number of investors considering climate change policies as key to manager selection has doubled since 2007, but the actual integration of these policies into investment mandates has failed to take off, a report by the Institutional Investors Group...

EUROPE - The number of investors considering climate change policies as key to manager selection has doubled since 2007, but the actual integration of these policies into investment mandates has failed to take off, a report by the Institutional Investors...

J.P. Morgan global head of transition management (TM) John Minderides has left the firm. Meanwhile, BlackRock has lost one senior TM member, and the European co-head has gone on sabbatical.

UK - J.P. Morgan global head of transition management (TM) John Minderides has left the firm. Meanwhile, BlackRock has lost one senior TM member, and the European co-head has gone on sabbatical.

As Italy has largely ignored transition management, Giovanni Legorano looks at the reasons for this and asks if this is set to change in the near future

Charlotte Moore surveys the impact of the financial crisis on the corporate bond market