Investment

AUSTRALIA - European asset managers are showing an increased interest in opening up shop in Australia, said Nick Sherry, the country's former assistant treasurer and former minister for superannuation.

US - The US's two largest pension funds have reported double digit returns for 2010, marking a solid recovery after steep losses in the global financial crisis.

Emma Douglas has left BlackRock for Mercer where she will help launch and head up the consultant's corporate wrap offering.

Introducing unnecessary detail to new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive measures could harm investors, the Investment Management Association warns.

NEST has confirmed it will offer investors access to a global equity Sharia-compliant fund, it confirmed today.

UK/BELGIUM - The Upper Tribunal expressed "serious reservations" about the amount The Pensions Regulator is chasing in its contribution notice against Michel Van De Wiele NV.

EUROPE - Introducing unnecessary detail to new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) measures could harm investors, the Investment Management Association warns.

Pension Insurance Corporation has reinsured almost £500m of its longevity exposure as it continues raising capital to target deals in excess of £3bn, it announced today.

Following Lord Myners prediction of a bubble bursting in corporate bonds, Helen Fowler discusses the strength of the market

Jack Jones looks at how workplace wrap providers can improve employees' relationship with their finances