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INDIA/CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has made its first investment in an India-focused private equity fund.

NEW ZEALAND - The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation fund have axed GMO from three equity mandates.

PensionDCisions and FTSE Group have teamed up to created the first objective benchmark for the UK's defined contribution pensions market.

Early entrants to NEST will be worse-off for over a decade unless the next government reforms the fees structure, the Confederation for British Industry warns.

The London Pension Fund Authority has unveiled detailed recommendations for future reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

UK - The London Pension Fund Authority has unveiled detailed recommendations for future reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Advisers will be able to source whole of market enhanced annuity quotes for clients with the development of The Annuity Health Form from Annuity Exchange.

Partnership has launched an online solution to help advisers find the best annuities for clients retiring with funds below £30,000.

GLOBAL - Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving managers of alternative strategies grew to a record 50% of all global asset management transactions in the first quarter, data by Jefferies & Co.'s Financial Institutions Group revealed.

GLOBAL - The fees pension funds pay to invest in hedge funds are falling overall, but investors are taking a varied view on when they feel lowering charges is particularly justified, according to recent surveys.