Equities

UK - Overall investment manager search activity increased in the UK during the first nine months of the year in a sign activity is returning to pre-credit crunch levels, Mercer said.

EUROPE - Schemes still favour equities despite market volatility, a J.P. Morgan Asset Management survey revealed.

Schemes still favour equities despite market volatility, a J.P. Morgan Asset Management survey reveals.

Sanlam International Investment Partners has bought a 29.9% stake in FOUR Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum.

UK - The total deficit in the pension schemes of FTSE100 firms fell to £64bn ($106bn) over the past three months, latest research from Pension Capital Strategies revealed.

UK - Trustees have been urged to halt moves towards passive equity funds and reconsider the benefits of active investing, Hewitt Associates said.

Trustees have been urged to halt moves towards passive equity funds and reconsider the benefits of active investing, Hewitt Associates says.