Investment

Colin Melvin explores the origins of the global economic downturn and looks at how increased corporate and bank responsibilty will be important factors going forward

Almost five years after the Nigerian Pensions Reform Bill was passed into law, has the country seen significant benefits from the creation of a pension system? Dorothee Gnaedinger investigates

James Maggs argues that liability driven investment (LDI) appears to have survived the economic meltdown

As pension funds around the world to take investment decisions, amid levels of unprecedented uncertainty, the advice of investment consultants becomes more important than ever.

As with other types of investment, alternatives have been buffeted in the last year, but given the cyclical nature of this asset class is now the time to invest? Andrew Sheen reports

Agriculture had a difficult 2008, but as the World population is estimated to increase by almost 40% by 2050, agricultural investment is set to grow, as Sebastian Cheek reports

iShares, the exchange-traded fund arm of Barclays Global Investors has launched five fixed income ETFs to meet the overwhelming demand for a wider range of exposure to bond markets.

The International Corporate Governance Network has called on companies to ensure they demonstrate that they have appropriate systems in place to detect bribery and corruption.

Watson Wyatt has appointed Nicholas Smith to lead its defined contribution investment team

Fidelity International has enhanced its range of online defined contribution planning tools to help members target retirement saving more effectively.