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Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global is the largest fund in Europe, second largest in the world, and is growing by US$1bn a week. Heather Dale talks to Yngve Slyngstad to get an idea of how the fund is run

SWEDEN - The Swedish pensions' company for blue collar workers, AMF Pension, is to increase the amount of mutual funds it offers from nine to 15 over the next few years.

THE department for work and pensions has published new regulations on the calculation of cash equivalent transfer values.

US - US listed ETF providers have been the latest to feel the credit crunch pinch as assets under management (AuM) have taken a tumble in recent weeks.

US - Californian pension funds have successfully fought a proposed bill preventing them from investing in private equity companies owned by certain sovereign wealth funds (SWFs).

The recent rash of dedicated funds has focused investor attention on climate change, but is this just another fad or a genuine investment opportunity? Jenny Blinch investigates

Joseph Mariathasan reports on the results of a recent study, which would seem to show composite funds grouping regional managers can prove a better emerging markets investment option for pension funds than investment through one global manager

Trustees of schemes which are closed to new entrants should challenge actuarial valuations to ensure investment risk is properly minimised, Hamish Wilson & Co says.

UK - The new-look UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has been slammed by its members, with one predicting it will have a shelf life of only six years.

Plans to overhaul the Myners Principles have been backed by pension schemes and industry bodies.