Investment

GLOBAL - Thomson Reuters has unveiled a range of 800 indices covering global markets - benchmarking specific countries and sectors on which investment vehicles such as exchange traded funds can be based.

Thomson Reuters has unveiled a range of 800 indices covering global markets to help benchmark specific countries and sectors on which investment vehicles such as exchange traded funds can be based.

Coverage of corporate defined contribution plans is not growing fast enough to fill the gap left by the continuing closure of defined benefit, Trades Union Congress analysis reveals.

The Pensions Regulator is set to launch an expert services framework where pre-selected specialist firms give advice or evidence during complex governance or investment investigations.

FINLAND - State company executives are set to be moved into defined contribution schemes following guidance issued by the Finnish cabinet committee on economic policy.

AUSTRALIA - Over half of superannuation investors are worried the government could change the rules regarding access to their funds, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA).

UK - Property company Quintain has sold a 9% stake in a specialist property fund to a number of pension schemes at a 12% discount to net asset value.

Property company Quintain has sold a 9% stake in a specialist property fund to a number of pension schemes at a 12% discount to net asset value.

Top company directors pensions' have increased 23% in the past 12 months and can reach £250,000 a year, the Trades Union Congress claims.

GLOBAL - FTSE Group has added 33 companies and removed 15 firms from its FTSE4Good index following a semi-annual review.