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US - United States Commodity Funds (USCF) has listed a short oil fund on NYSE Arca, as the price of oil declines.

CANADA/US - A unit of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) will take a stake in Simmons, the US-based mattress maker said as it outlined its bankruptcy and restructuring plans.

UK/SWITZERLAND - Swisscanto is set to offer its specialist fixed income and global equity offering to UK pension schemes for the first time following an internal strategic review.

UK - Trustees have been urged to halt moves towards passive equity funds and reconsider the benefits of active investing, Hewitt Associates said.

BRAZIL - Brazilian pension funds may sell as much as 70bn reais ($39 billion) of government bonds after falling interest rates led regulators to lift limits on investing in non fixed-income assets, according to SulAmerica Investimentos.

Trustees have been urged to halt moves towards passive equity funds and reconsider the benefits of active investing, Hewitt Associates says.

Tories propose fast review of new pensions; AIFM directive ‘will harm investors'; National scheme to favour passive strategies

Balanced pooled funds have strengthened further in August 2009 with a median return of 6.0%, latest CAPS pooled pension fund performance results from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing reveal.

Swisscanto is set to offer specialist fixed income and global equity to UK pension schemes for the first time following an internal strategic review.

The latest Professional Pensions Conjecture debate - to be held on September 29 -will look at the key issues surrounding delegated consulting.