Goldman Sachs

JAPAN - The adoption of new benchmarks by some Japanese pension funds is set to boost their holdings of emerging markets shares, says Goldman Sachs Investment Research.

UK - Goldman Sachs has bought Paternoster for £260m ($407m) but will not immediately combine the firm with its Rothesay Life subsidiary.

Goldman Sachs has bought Paternoster for £260m but will not immediately combine the firm with its Rothesay Life subsidiary.

State Street Global Advisors; Goldman Sachs Asset Management; Schroders; Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec; Pension Corporation; Russell Indexes; Arnerich Massena; Natixis Global Associates.

UK - Goldman Sachs' insurance subsidiary Rothesay Life has bought a majority holding in Paternoster following a four-month sale process.

GLOBAL - The Chinese could challenge Americans as the world's largest consumers by 2025, and will more than compensate for any US sluggishness, Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman Jim O'Niell believes.

More than half of pension trustees perceive commodities as a less risky investment following the credit crunch, according to research commissioned by Goldman Sachs Asset Managemen.

EUROPE - More than half of pension trustees perceive commodities as a less risky investment following the credit crunch, according to research commissioned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs Asset Management said its global chief investment officer will retire by year-end, while the firm announced the promotion of Jim O'Neill to the new role of chairman.

Global Pensions, in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia, gathered industry experts to discuss how the country's evolving economy is paving a smoother road for foreign investors