Investment

Strong equity performance spurred a median 20.5% return for pooled balanced funds during 2009, latest BNY Mellon Asset Servicing CAPS figures reveal.

More than 40% of people aged 55 or above intend to opt-out of auto-enrolment after its introduction in 2012, B&CE research shows.

Lawrence Churchill is to leave the Pension Protection Fund to become the first chairman of NEST Corporation.

High fees are dampening the demand for opportunistic real estate investment, Towers Watson warns.

GLOBAL - High fees are dampening the demand for opportunistic real estate investment, Towers Watson warned.

Member fees will increase if investment guarantees are introduced into workplace defined contribution schemes, MetLife Europe warns

AllianceBernstein has launched a default investment strategy for defined contribution schemes.

Transparency and liquidity risk have overtaken poor performance as the top concerns for institutional investors with hedge fund allocations, research shows.

Control of Freedom SIPP has been given to Mattioli Woods by the scheme's liquidators.

TAIWAN - BNP Paribas Investment Partners will strengthen its asset management presence in Asia with a new joint venture in Taiwan.