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US - Mercer has completed its acquisition of US investment consultant Hammond Associates for an undisclosed sum.

US pension funds are showing renewed interest in global equities, Jaishree Kalia reports.

EUROPE - Pension funds are moving deeper into alternatives as they reduce their exposure to equities, Mercer European head of investment consulting Tom Geraghty believes.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: The Investment Governance Group has published its guidelines. Are these to be welcomed and what difference do you think this will make to pension schemes?

Charlotte Moore canvasses industry experts' opinions on investment approaches for 2011

Panellists discuss the recent Investment Governance Group (IGG)report and its wider implications for the industry

GLOBAL - Investment managers have been forced to lower fees for non-traditional asset classes as schemes look to cut operational costs, Mercer research reveals.

Investment managers have been forced to lower fees for non-traditional asset classes as schemes look to cut operational costs, Mercer research reveals.

Lord Myners has branded advice to increase scheme fixed income allocations as "nonsense" and warned the bond market is an "enormous bubble which will burst".

How convenient for governments carrying out austerity measures that there happens to be a pot of gold lying around.