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BIDROUTE is set to launch the first automated auction service for portfolio trading in a move that could massively improve investment efficiency for schemes.

Trustees in threat to Boots deal; Ebay for portfolio trades launches; Unions call for new private equity tax to fill pensions gap

UK PENSION assets will soar by over a quarter to £2trn in 10 years time, a survey by UBS Global Asset Management predicts.

ITALY - Some 80% of Italian companies have stated a company pension scheme is central to employee benefit and reward policy, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt.

US- The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) board has reportedly considered a staff recommendation to appoint an external firm to provide a quantitative risk management analysis of the fund's investment portfolio.

GLOBAL - A total of US$85bn in new institutional assets will be allocated into hedge funds in the next two years, according to a report by Private Equity Intelligence (Prequin).

PAYMENTS to additional voluntary contribution arrangements have doubled over the past two years, latest research by Hewitt Associates reveals.

US - Wilshire Investment Consulltancy has unveiled an alternative investment philosophy to the current wave of LDI engulfing pension funds in the US and Europe.

NETHERLANDS - A new Dutch body could be created to export the country's pensions' expertise, according to reports.

TRUSTEES overseeing the government's personal accounts must be backed by excellent indemnity insurance, consultants believe.