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The Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals has rejected a request by Hermes and the Universities Superannuation Scheme to investigate Canon's tender offer worth €730m (US$998.4m) to buy Océ.

UK/NETHERLANDS - The Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals has rejected a request by Hermes and the Universities Superannuation Scheme to investigate Canon's tender offer worth €730m (US$998.4m) to buy Océ.

EUROPE - The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has released guidelines for pension funds meant to help investors evaluate the impact climate change will have on their private equity portfolios.

Hermes and the Universities Superannuation Scheme have filed a request with the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals for an investigation over Canon's tender offer worth €730m (£642m) to buy Océ, the biggest European printer maker.

NETHERLANDS - UK investors Hermes and the Universities Superannuation Scheme have filed a request with the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals for an investigation over Canon's tender offer worth €730m (US$990.5m) to buy Océ, the biggest...

Giovanni Legorano investigates the increasing trend for US law firms to seek security class action business in western Europe

US/EUROPE - US class action law firms have been engaging in fierce competition in order to get business from European pension funds in recent years.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has boosted its global emerging markets team with three hires.

UK - The Universities Superannuation Scheme has boosted its global emerging markets team with three hires.

Further cuts in government funding could mean universities' scheme liabilities will come under more scrutiny, Pinsent Masons warns.