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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.

GLOBAL - More new hedge funds launched in the first quarter of 2011 than any time since 2007, fuelled by a tailwind of industry assets breaching $2trn for the first time, research shows.

GLOBAL - Pension funds will continue to shift away from equities to bonds as a result of the latest changes to International Accounting Standards, Mercer says.

GLOBAL - Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Roberto Varandas to head up its global property development business.

GLOBAL - Pension funds and other asset owners are increasingly looking for asset managers to incorporate climate change policies into their investment practices, a new survey of investors with some $12trn in assets shows.

GLOBAL - Some investors locked into hedge funds in the financial crisis may not have redemptions satisfied fully until 2015, according to officials at market intermediary Tullett Prebon.

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.

GLOBAL - The emerging markets and commodities boom along with the effects of the economic stimulus packages mean pension schemes have found themselves struggling to make sense of inflation expectations, a new report suggests.

GLOBAL - Here it is. Global Pensions' summary of what changes to accounting standard IAS19 could mean for both sponsoring employers and pension schemes.

GLOBAL - The International Accounting Standards Board has published a "near final" draft of its revised pension accounting standard IAS19 - confirming key changes that could see billions wiped off company profits.