Asia

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's National Pension Service, the nation's biggest investor, said it's in talks to attract a further US$5bn in foreign capital to invest in domestic assets following similar investments.

Hui-chen Chou looks at the impact India's New Pension System, which may soon announce it will open the door to foreign managers, will have on the country's economy and retirement landscape

ASIA-PACIFIC - The governance and investment policies of pension reserve funds across the region have entered into a period of transition which would likely have a profound impact on global financial markets, Allianz Global Investors has said.

ASIA - Demand for transition management services is expected to rocket as pension funds in the region increasingly include global investments in their portfolio.

INDIA - Most Indian companies do not offer adequate corporate retirement programmes for their workforce, a study by Mercer has revealed.

INDIA - Pension funds from around the world are now eyeing up investments in India due to fading interest in Europe and the US, according to industry experts.

ASIA - The assets of Asia Pacific sovereign pension funds swelled by 20% last year to US$1.8trn, according to Watson Wyatt.

INDIA - More than 15 of the world's top 20 global pension funds are making investments in India, according to Watson Wyatt.

Jenny Blinch travels to Tokyo and finds the corporate DB pensions industry reeling under the effects of the credit crunch

SOUTH KOREA - The National Pension Service, the world's fifth largest pension fund with US$200bn in assets, has said it is in talks with a couple of foreign banks over stake purchases and will also buy as much as 9trn Korean Won (KRW) ($8.9bn) of South...