SGAM Alternative Invest-ments has received official authorisation in the UK for its equity fund which gives schemes access to premium hedge fund specialists.

GERMANY - Deutsche Bank has listed five new exchange traded funds (ETFs) on Deutsche Boerse Frankfurt, two of which will allow investors to short falling markets.

ONLINE auctions will become a key way for schemes to select service providers, independent trustees claim.

UK - New bulk buyout firm Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) is set to appoint a panel of transition managers to manage the transfer of assets it acquires from pension funds.

THE BOARD for Actuarial Standards is being urged to develop a generic communication standard for actuaries.

PRUDENTIAL M&G has launched a new secured long-term property fund that, it claims, will outperform gilts.

FIDELITY International has launched a clutch of online tools to help members of defined contribution pension schemes plan more effectively for their retirement.

Demand is a postive sign

Dealing with UK pension schemes is the hardest challenge private equity firms face in global corporate deals, Lane Clark & Peacock claims.

New guidance on equivalent pension benefits will reduce the risk-based levy that companies must pay to the Pension Protection Fund, actuaries claim.