GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
AUSTRALIA - Pension fund Sunsuper has acquired the Melbourne central business district (CBD) office property for AU$107m ($108.3m), the fifth in its direct property portfolio.
NEW ZEALAND - The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation have appointed FarmRight as the first investment manager in its rural land strategy and acquired its first dairy property in West Otago.
IRELAND - Irish domiciled funds reached €963bn ($1.3trn) in net asset value at the end of 2010, up nearly a third from €748bn in 2009, said the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA).
US/ASIA - State Street Global Markets has appointed four senior transition managers for its global portfolio solutions groups in the US, Australia and Japan.
ASIA - Aviva Investors has appointed Kevin Talbot as chief investment officer (CIO) of fixed income and Manish Singhai CIO of equities in Asia.
IRELAND - Irish pension fund returns remained flat in January 2011, research by Aon Hewitt shows.
HUNGARY - Hungarian private-pension funds retained 102,000 clients, or about 3.2% of their previous membership, by yesterday's deadline in the government's drive to funnel their assets to the state, said Gabriella Selmeczi, the government commissioner...
ITALY - Mercer has strengthened its management team in Italy with four internal appointments.
US - The New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF) closed four transactions worth $145.4m in November, latest figures show.