Investment

UK - Insight Investment has shifted its socially responsible investment function to individual fund management teams following its acquisition by BNY Mellon Asset Management last year.

EUROPE - Long-term UCITS funds attracted €19bn (US$27.4bn) in assets in November, marking the eighth consecutive month of gains, according to new data by the European Fund and Asset Management Association.

Trustees of the £2bn BAA Pension Scheme have appointed Cardano to advise the fund on all aspects of their investment strategy.

Reviewing pension transfer cases should be a priority for advisers, according to MetLife.

The government has pulled the draft batch of rules on existing pension scheme certification from the final auto-enrolment regulations.

Retirement has become a major political battleground in the run up to a general election, according to Tom McPhail.

Chile - The country's second pillar pension system, AFPs, posted positive results of up to 4.77% for the month of December driven by the funds' equity exposure, regulator Superintendencia de Pensiones has revealed.

UK - The final rules governing auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes from 2012 were laid before parliament today.

The final rules governing auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes from 2012 were laid before parliament today.

The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund has appointed Aberdeen Asset Management to run a £25m emerging market equities brief.