Europe

UK - Scheme buy-ins reached a record £3bn ($5bn) during the past year but the current low cost "window of opportunity" to transact may be lost when Solvency II kicks in, KPMG said.

UK - Deborah Fuhr, one of the leading figures in the exchange traded funds industry, will step down from her role as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy at BlackRock.

UK - Northamptonshire Pension Scheme has increased its bond allocation mandate to US-based Wellington Management to 15% after a key resignation from its second bond manager UBS.

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EUROPE - At an emergency summit in Brussels, EU leaders have finally settled on a debt relief plan for Greece.

UK - The Nortel/Lehman appeal case with The Pensions Regulator begins on Monday in the Court of Appeal, but sources predict it is destined for the Supreme Court.

CANADA/AUSTRALIA/EUROPE - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has struck a deal with MAp Airports to exchange its interest in Sydney Airport and a cash payment for MAp's interests in Brussels Airport and Copenhagen Airport.

UK - Cardano has been appointed as fiduciary manager for Pirelli's UK pension funds.

UK - The UK Government has announced public sector pension negotiations will continue on ‘scheme by scheme' basis in the future.

UK/AUSTRALIA - Investment management boutique J O Hambro Capital Management is to be acquired by Australian fund manager BT Investment Management (BTIM) in a £209m ($337m) deal.