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MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.

GLOBAL - MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.

Study backs pensions reform plans; Unions bullying heads to shut schools for public sector strikes; Teachers' strike could shut down thousands of schools; Public supports anti-strike law as unions vow to press ahead; Shift to single-rate state pension...

Scheme trustees must ensure their scheme does not slip down the priority order of creditors after company debt repayments doubled year on year, consultants warn.

Law firm Osborne Clarke's independent trustee business will now be known as Open Trustees.

EUROPE - Standard Life Investments has appointed Séverine Laffineur as European portfolio manager in its Paris office.

AUSTRALIA - HESTA, the A$17bn (US$17.8bn) industry superannuation fund for health and community services, has selected insurer CommInsure to provide default income protection insurance to members aged up to 67.

AUSTRALIA - Potential gaps in strategic, operational and member engagement issues could leave superannuation funds scrambling to catch up if they do not start planning for imminent reforms now, Mercer has warned.

The British Medical Association is the latest union to warn the government over proposed changes to public sector pensions.

Global - Emerging market equities and bonds and high yield bonds have served pension funds well in the last decade, research shows.