IRELAND - Registered Administrators (RAs) must improve their record keeping if they are to avoid on-the-spot fines, the Pensions Board has warned.

SWEDEN - Första AP-fonden (AP1) posted a net income of SEK20.5bn ($3.2bn) after expenses in 2010, returning 10.2% for the year.

NETHERLANDS - The Philips pension fund returned -3.5% during the fourth quarter of 2010 due to rising interest rates.

AUSTRALIA - Super funds are fighting to keep their members after retirement by developing post-retirement solutions, said Mercer.

SWEDEN - The Second AP fund returned 11.2% in 2010, a net result of SEK22.3bn ($3.4bn).

GLOBAL - European asset managers are expecting further slow downs in fixed income inflows, but are becoming more optimistic about Asian and European equities, reports show.

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NETHERLANDS - The Stichting Pensioenfonds Vereenigde Glasfabrieken (SPVG) has been told to reduce its holdings in gold after the Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) ruled its exposure to the metal was too risky.

AUSTRALIA - Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) chairman Phil Harvey is to step down next month after eight years at the fund.

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