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GLOBAL - Institutional investors should look beyond BRIC countries and consider smaller emerging markets such as Chile, Peru and Hungary, State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) believes.

GLOBAL - Investor confidence rose 6.5 points in March, from February's revised reading of 91.8 to 98.3, State Street Global Markets said.

GLOBAL - HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Vikramaaditya to the new position of head of business strategy.

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 - ETF Securities (ETFS) has listed two new infrastructure funds which the firm believes are particularly suitable for pension funds.

GLOBAL - Towers Watson has appointed Rory O'Brien as global risk consulting and software leader following the departure of Steve Taylor-Gooby after 25 years at the company.

Russell Investments has seen assets under management at its EMEA fiduciary management business reach £7bn ($11.3bn), with £1bn of new business coming in over the last 12 months.

GLOBAL - Pension funds and other institutional investors believe Greece and other troubled European countries will be forced to restructure or default on their debt within the next three years, research suggests.

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GLOBAL - Markets are continuing to fight back with all the leading indices trading in the black after G7 finance ministers agreed to cool the soaring yen.