Investment

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan has returned 14.9% for the year ending March 31 on the back of strong debt and equities gains.

The FTSE 100 fell below 5,000 in midday trade Friday as fears about the sovereign debt crisis and stricter financial regulations persist.

Defined contribution schemes across the world are more robust following the financial crisis but need further refining to best meet members' needs, Towers Watson says.

GLOBAL - Defined contribution schemes across the world are more robust following the financial crisis but need further refining to best meet members' needs, Towers Watson said.

The coalition government has confirmed auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes will go ahead.

Fund of funds provide pension schemes with investment diversification, although greater transparency is needed in the space as a whole, Hermes BPK Partners says.

Charlotte Moore surveys the impact of the financial crisis on the corporate bond market

Sebastian Cheek asks whether The Pensions Regulator has the power to intervene in overseas cases

Socially Responsible Investment is fast becoming a "hygiene factor" for members of defined contribution schemes, a fund manager says.

Fund managers have branded the German regulators ban on naked short selling of various securities in equity and fixed income markets as political posturing rather than an effective remedy to volatility.