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GLOBAL - Worldwide investor Confidence fell back below 100 to settle at 99.2 in June, a decline of 5.1 points from May's revised reading of 104.3, State Street Global Markets said.

GLOBAL - State Street has launched a new research facility to provide clients with insights into the current and future state of the investment management industry.

GLOBAL - The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has chosen French finance minister Christine Lagarde as its new director.

GLOBAL - MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.

Global - Emerging market equities and bonds and high yield bonds have served pension funds well in the last decade, research shows.

GLOBAL - State Street has been appointed by F&C Asset Management to provide investment manager operations outsourcing for £106bn in assets.

GLOBAL - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned low interest rates across the globe are a threat to world financial stability.

GLOBAL - Schroders has expanded its global strategic solutions team with a key hire from Towers Watson.

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GLOBAL - Institutional investor interest in private equity secondaries market has reached "unprecedented" levels", research by Coller Capital, conducted in conjunction with IE Consulting, shows.