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US - A pension fund and a health fund will be lead plaintiffs in two separate class actions filed against Structured Asset Mortgage Investments (SAMI) and Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities (BSABS).

GLOBAL - The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board is part of the investor group acquiring a 65% interest in Skype Technologies from eBay in a US$2bn cash and debt deal.

Water is increasingly coming into investors' sights as despite its scarcity the potential for growth is vast, as Sebastian Cheek reports

With superannuation funds facing a lack of confidence and questions arising over manager performance it is a time of change for Australian pensions, as Rachel Alembakis reports

Emma Cusworth examines how transition management has been impacted by the credit crunch and how the re-shaped industry aims to push forward

Andrew Walters of Assured Fund explains how the solidification of US tax laws for life settlement funds has wrong-footed fund managers

US - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has terminated the combined US$2.5bn mandates awarded to BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and JPMorgan, but denies the move is a result of controversy surrounding the appointments.

Emma Cusworth examines how transition management has been impacted by the credit crunch and how the re-shaped industry aims to push forward

Emma Cusworth discusses the tougher environment facing transition managers

Professional Pensions Conjecture