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EUROPE: Mortality assumption calculations need a radical overhaul to give schemes and capital markets a better understanding of the factors that affect them, a report argues.

US - The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board plans to issue requests for proposals for managers to run its $150bn in external assets currently managed by BlackRock.

Birmingham City Council has disclosed a defined benefit scheme deficit of £1.4bn in its latest set of accounts.

Equities feel pain of pensions exposure; Pension fears threaten to derail sale of Comet

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GERMANY - Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) has published a list of corporate governance principles for German listed companies.

Almost none of the Global Pensions 100 Panel believe the US dollar will be replaced by the yuan as the world's reserve currency.

S&P's decision to downgrade the US has tempted none of the Global Pensions 100 Panel with holdings in US Treasuries to sell.

AUSTRALIA - Asset Super and CareSuper are in discussion about a possible merger, their chairmen have confirmed.

UK - Aegon's asset management capabilities in the UK has officially been re-branded as Kames Capital today.