Investment

The Pension Protection Fund has launched an updated online reporting system for insolvency practitioners.

Manager search activity is slowing down as investors focus their attention on strategic issues, latest data from Mercer reveals.

Aberdeen Asset Management has reported asset outflows of £13.9bn in the six months to March 31.

Pension schemes are increasingly seeking to "re-strike" swaps with banks in order to gain cash to spend on more attractive assets, P-Solve says.

The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund has appointed 10 new fund managers in a move to diversify its investments.

Mercer has created a range of global asset class research "boutiques" within its investment consulting business in a bid to compete with specialist providers.

The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority and department for work and pensions have gone out to consultation on the draft scheme order and rules for personal accounts.

Corporate governance and capital markets need "fundamental reform" in the post-crisis financial reconstruction, PIRC says.

Balanced pooled funds posted a return of -7.9% for the first quarter of the year, latest BNY Mellon Asset Servicing figures reveal.

The Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board has launched an investigation into the advice provided to the trustee of the First Quench Pension Fund.