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The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has secured Lord Eddie George, former Governor of the Bank of England, as a keynote speaker at its 2008 Investment Conference.

NETHERLANDS - Three of the largest Dutch pension funds have lost investment returns because their interest rate hedges performed negatively in 2007.

Hedge fund firms are confusing trustees by failing to explain the investment in simple terms, Key Asset Management says.

US - SEI investments announced improved institutional inflows in 2007 leading to increased operating profits for the year.

ASB pensions proposals 'a kick in teeth'; Credit Agricole hires bankers for SocGen bid; FTSE shares suffer bad January; AXA halts property fund withdrawals

ROYAL LONDON'S new life and pensions business fell 1pc last year to £1,903m, group results show.

UK - Pension schemes could have halved the degree of daily volatility experienced in January and ended the month in surplus by opting for investments such as diversified growth funds, according to Aon.

The search is under way for the Pensions Personality of the Year - and once again we are asking you, our readers, to decide the final shortlist.

US/AUSTRALIA - The New York State Common Retirement Fund and UniSuper have undergone senior staff changes.

THE LONG-TERM run-off of closed final salary pension schemes will be a "priority" issue in 2008, Sacker & Partners claims.