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French pensions reserve fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites has renewed State Street Global Advisors' mandate for a further two years.

Pension Protection Fund board member Jeannie Drake has been appointed as non-executive director of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.

Trade union Unite is preparing to seek formal recognition to represent members at Standard Life.

RMF Investment Management has launched the first environmental fund of hedge funds.

The board of the Pension Protection Fund has appointed Ann Berresford and Sir Anthony Holland as non-executive members.

Market volatility has highlighted the increasing burden on trustees to understand investment strategy and where to get the right advice, Allen & Overy claims.

Australian real estate could benefit from an increased allocation as investors move away from equities during the current market volatility.

Pension funds have helped Goodman Property Investors' Eurozone Fund of Funds raise more than €250m (£170m) in its first year.

Investment into authorised property unit trusts has fallen for the second consecutive quarter, figures from the Association of Real Estate Funds show.

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has been rebranded as Mercer in a bid to boost its profile in the marketplace.