EUROPE - European leaders have agreed on a revised bailout package, creating a permanent fund to resolve the debt crisis in the eurozone.

JAPAN - Investors in Japan should look beyond the short-term impact of the crisis as the country will recover quickly due to its large foreign reserves, said Mark Mobius.

MENA - Mark Mobius is "cautiously" looking to buy oversold quality companies in the Middle East and North Africa, despite increasing volatility in the region.

UK - Pension buyouts are set to break all records next year, after deals for the first three quarters of 2010 exceeded all of 2009, Pension Capital Strategies says.

Pension buyouts are set to break all records next year, after deals for the first three quarters of 2010 exceeded all of 2009, Pension Capital Strategies says.

Insured pensioners from manufacturing firm Denso will collectively receive tens of thousands of pounds following a data cleanse, Pension Corporation says.

Babcock International Group is partnering with Aon Hewitt to introduce a major operational review and change programme to Babcock's Pensions Administration Office in Thurso, Scotland.

The Department for Education Northern Ireland has launched a proprietary administration system tailored to the needs of the NI Teachers' Pension scheme.

The first two monetary penalties imposed for breaching the Data Protection Act 1998 should provide a wake-up call for pension schemes, industry experts say.

Janus Capital has launched its emerging markets strategy, using the firm's bottom-up fundamental stock picking approach to invest in equities around the world.