GLOBAL - Markets across the globe have fallen further this morning after a rout on major indices yesterday sparked fears of another recession.

CANADA/US - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has entered the US residential real-estate market with eight separate transactions worth more than $300m.

AUSTRALIA - Industry superannuation funds are holding A$1.2bn (US$1.2bn) in operating and general reserves, research by Deloitte has found.

AUSTRALIA - The A$1.8bn (US$1.93bn) Professional Associations Super (PAS) has posted returns of 11.2% in the 2010/2011 financial year for its growth option.

US - Institutional hires in alternative investments and real estate increased in the first two quarters of 2011 at the expense of domestic active equity and fixed income, new research shows.

AUSTRALIA - The Superannuation industry is set to standardise the way it discloses investment risk under new guidelines announced yesterday.

US - Pacific Life Insurance Company has acquired JPMorgan Chase's Pension Advisory Group for an undisclosed sum.

JAPAN - Mercer is considering launching its implemented consulting service in the Japanese institutional market.

Introducing environmental, social and governance criteria into an investor's stock selection process has no negative impact and is more likely to lead to outperformance over the longer term, research suggests.

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