ASIA/NETHERLANDS - Robeco has appointed Tony Edwards as chief executive officer of its Asia Pacific business.

US - Mercer has completed its acquisition of US investment consultancy Evaluation Associates from Milliman.

EUROPE - More than 80% of investors expect discounts on Listed Private Equity (LPE) to narrow in the future, with 42% of investors plan to increase their investment in LPE in the coming year, research show.

NETHERLANDS - Allianz Netherlands Asset Management (ANAM) is to be integrated into Allianz Global Investors Investments Europe, with the latter assuming responsibility for the management of Allianz fixed income, equity and balanced assets totalling €6bn...

GLOBAL - The short-term nature and focus of financial markets is inhibiting the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in capital allocation and could harm long-term investment performance, First State Investments warns.

AUSTRALIA - AustralianSuper has appointed ASFA's Louise Du Pre-Alba to the new role of head of policy.

US - An audit of the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) has cleared the fund of pay to play practices but uncovered "troubling aspects" regarding the use of placement agents.

GLOBAL - Worldwide investor Confidence fell back below 100 to settle at 99.2 in June, a decline of 5.1 points from May's revised reading of 104.3, State Street Global Markets said.

GLOBAL - State Street has launched a new research facility to provide clients with insights into the current and future state of the investment management industry.

MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.