France

FRANCE - Francois Hollande, chairman of the French socialist party, has timed airing the party's plans for pension reform to coincide with a major government debate on the issue this week.

FRANCE - Hermes Private Equity (HPE) has acquired a stake in French holiday park operator Siblu Holdings, in a deal worth £100m.

FRANCE/SWEDEN - Almost a quarter of French institutional investors expect SRI to account for more than 10% of their assets within three years, found the fifth annual Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) survey.

FRANCE - Director general of the French civil servants' fund Caisse des Dépôts and Fonds de Réserve Pour les Retraites executive board chairman Francis Mayer, died on Saturday morning at age 56.

FRANCE - French civil servants' fund Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations has purchased a 25.5% stake in Eutelsat Communications, which is worth €862.7m.

FRANCE - AXA Real Estate Investment Managers is undertaking an aggressive growth strategy through an "acquisition programme" in Sweden and Finland, which could lead to the opening of a regional office.

FRANCE - VIGEO, EIRIS and TRUCOST have been selected to carry out the French Pensions Reserve Fund's (Fonds De Reserve Pour Les Retraites/FRR) first extra financial reports.

FRANCE - Hewitt Associates has appointed Robeco Gestions' Nicolas du Penhoat to lead its investment consultancy operations in France.

FRANCE - In its third quarter results, Crédit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) has reported assets under management (AUM) of €522.2bn.

FRANCE/CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Quebec (Caisse) and AXA Private Equity (AXA) have bought a majority stake in French rail and bus transport operator Keolis SA, in a deal worth €300m.