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GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds invest about US$1trn in international equity, less than half the amount of assets under management at the ten largest sovereign wealth funds, a new report found.

UK - The £10.6bn (US$16.8bn) Shell Contributory Pension Fund is set to invest 5% of its portfolio in hedge funds and other alternatives for the first time, a trustee newsletter revealed.

GLOBAL - Inflation is unlikely to be a threat in the short term due to the current levels of economic growth and the government policies implemented around the world, the latest global economic research by Baring Asset Management (BAM) has revealed.

AUSTRALIA - New South Wales shadow treasurer Mike Baird is calling on the state to create bonds suitable for self-managed superannuation fund investors that would then be used to fund state infrastructure projects.

The £10.6bn Shell Contributory Pension Fund is set to invest 5% of its portfolio in hedge funds and other alternatives for the first time, a trustee newsletter reveals.

Financial staff pay little into pensions; DC default schemes in need of overhaul

The Pensions Regulator has reviewed and changed the information used in the valuation summary form to make it easier to review recovery plans.

Pension fund apathy on environmental issues twinned with short-term analysis of the problem has suppressed the inclusion of climate change in investment decision making, research shows.

Hewitt Associates has hired John Rushen as head of its UK investment consulting practice as part of an internal reorganisation.

Treasury minister Paul Myners has called for the establishment of an independent Council for Institutional Investors to speak on behalf of schemes and other institutional investors.