Investment

EUROPE - Cross-border passporting of schemes should be allowed between EU countries with similar social and labour law and pension systems, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

The Investment Governance Group has set out a framework to help defined contribution pension schemes improve investment decision making and scheme governance.

Demographic changes, the ongoing pensions crisis and increasing regulation are the main challenges facing the global real estate market, delegates heard.

Using consumer prices as an inflation measure in the future could make social housing an attractive investment proposition, a fund manager says.

Cross-border passporting of schemes should be allowed between EU countries with similar social and labour law and pension systems, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

Michael Bow explains how behavioural science can improve the value of DC communications

Unions are calling for an increase in defined contribution pension provision for National Express bus drivers to compare with drivers enrolled in the firm's final salary scheme.

The Pensions Regulator has issued guidance to trustees on potential employer related investment breaches.

Pension funds are taking an increasingly tactical approach to liability driven investment hedging, F&C says.

US - The New York State Common Retirement Fund rose to $132.8bn after the fund returned just over 8% in the quarter ended September 30.