Investment

Standard Life has branded the Investment Governance Group's principles on improving defined contribution governance as "elitist".

GLOBAL - Nearly 18% of our respondents said they have tried recently to move their passive assets away from market-cap weighted indices.

GLOBAL - Only 11.8% of respondents to the Global Pensions 100 Panel said they have made or are considering making investments in microfinance vehicles. The results, come after the California State Teachers' Retirement System began last month a discussion...

Four Capital Partners is looking to hire a manager to lead the establishment of a global equity capability.

Institutional investors should search existing and new market opportunities to build more diversified portfolios, Towers Watson says.

The last time I submitted a report for Professional Pensions it was on the issue of fixed income, and the fact a dyedin- the-wool bond man I knew said he would advocate that any pension fund in serious deficit should put everything into equities, as the...

EUROPE - Total assets managed in Europe grew by €2trn (US$2.6) to €12.8trn in 2009, estimates from European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) revealed.

ITALY - The financial crisis has shown the relative strength of the country's second pillar pension system in comparison with other forms of savings, Schroders' head of distribution for Italy Luca Tenani has said.

Politicians from the three major parties are all complaining that, with all the media attention being focused on "Bigotgate", the leaders' debates and the prospect of a hung parliament, not enough time is being spent looking at the actual policies being...

Proposals to amend accountancy standard IAS19 could cut the earnings of UK firms by as much as £10bn, accountants and actuaries warn.