Morningstar has announced that it will be hosting its 2008 Investment Conference in London on May 21 and 22.

Dawnay Day Quantum is set to launch three new capital protected investments offering exposure to commodities.

Henderson Global Investors has launched a pan-European active engagement fund that is aimed at institutional investors.

Northern Trust has created a set of reports in a bid to help pension funds meet new recommendations on how to value investments and present their financial statements.

Defined benefit schemes must consider protecting themselves from the £2trn risk created by increasing longevity, experts warn.

GLOBAL - Failure to meet criteria relating to issues such as climate change has resulted in 15 companies being deleted from the FTSE4Good Index.

Cadbury's Schwepps has introduced a cycle-to-work programme as part of a green initiative.

The National Association of Pension Funds has launched a guide to investing in commercial property.

UK - GDP growth forecasts have been scaled back by Alastair Darling, to between 1.75% and 2.25% in 2008.

US - Low income workers may be losing out on valuable tax credits for their 401(k) and other related pension plans due to a lack of awareness.