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About half of all UK pension schemes have adopted a liability driven investment strategy in the wake of volatile markets, F&C Investments says.

Reformed hedge funds operating under traditional principles can provide investors with valuable diversification against equities, delegates heard.

EUROPE/ITALY - The European Commission has issued a new request for Italy to move swiftly to equalise the retirement age for men and women.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a Green Paper looking at reforming corporate governance in financial institutions.

EUROPE - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a Green Paper looking at reforming corporate governance in financial institutions.

CANADA/US - An investor group including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is set to acquire IT solutions provider SonicWALL in a US$717m deal.

The financial crisis remains a threat to global stability despite the intervention by Euro policymakers, Towers Watson says.

GLOBAL - The financial crisis remains a threat to global stability despite the intervention by Euro policymakers, Towers Watson said.

Individuals must open themselves up to investment risk or they will be poor in retirement, delegates heard.

US - State Street Global Advisors has named Alistair Lowe as its new global equity chief investment officer replacing Arlene Rockefeller who is retiring after nearly three decades at the firm.