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EUROPE - The majority of European institutional investors believed new regulations, due next month would increase transparency and integrating capital markets, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

COSTS of providing generic financial advice should be borne equally by government and the financial services industry, the interim Thoresen Review report says.

EUROPE - The European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) has appointed Angel Martinez-Aldama as chairman and Christian Böhm as second vice chairman.

THREADNEEDLE has launched the first fund in its 130/30 strategy range.

UK - Proposals for easing the burden of regulations on employers providing pension schemes unveiled by minister for pensions reform Mike O'Brien, have been slammed by unions and experts.

UK - Britain's rapidly ageing population will create a significant problem for future pensions according to figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Including: UK - Morse appoints new consultants; US - Threadneedle goes 130/30; UK - Axiom's new MD and expansion; UK - Gartmore appointment; US - Russell launches DB plan review

GLOBAL - Rick Di Mascio, chief executive of Inalytics and chair of the T- Charter, has hit out at managers which signed up to the agreement only to immediately condemn it for not going far enough.

THE PENSION Protection Fund has admitted a further two pension schemes.

SWEDEN - The first AP fund has issued a mandate for Pacific equities Ex-Japan as part of a cyclical tendering process.