Indices

GLOBAL - No economic model or financial forecast will accurately predict what happens in the next six to 12 months - except by pure chance, European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) economic commentator Anatole Kalesky has claimed.

GLOBAL- FTSE has launched a dozen indices providing exposure to emerging markets real estate securities.

In its first roundtable on the topic, Global Pensions gathered key industry spokespeople in London to discuss investment in frontier markets

UK - The FTSE has confirmed the latest companies to leave and join the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes.

THE FTSE has confirmed the latest companies to leave and join the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices.

GERMANY - The €2.4bn (US$3bn) North Rhine-Westphalia mandatory buffer fund for civil servant pension provision (Versorgungsrücklage) has awarded around €800m to Deutsche Bundesbank this month, MandateWire reports.

Rachel Alembakis talks to APRA's Ross Jones about the finer points of regulating the super industry

Including: MALAYSIA - CAAM opens Malaysia office; GLOBAL - IASB and FASB announce roundtable locations; GERMANY - db x-trackers launches credit market ETFs

Andrew Sheen examines the increasing role played by indices in pension fund investment, as they adapt and evolve to fit the needs of every investor

The complete shortlists for the Specialist and Alternative Investment Manager Awards 2008 are below.