Investment

The size of the deal is startling. The firm created by the merger of BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors - BlackRock Global Investors - will have assets under management of over $2.7trn and employ more than 9000 people in 24 different countries.

Are corporate bonds another bubble in the making or are they genuinely showing signs of a recovery?  Luke Hickmore discusses the current climate for corporate bonds and assesses whether now is the right time for investors to buy into this asset class...

It could not have been a worse week for defined benefit pension scheme provision in the UK.

Northern Trust has launched a dedicated pensions advisory group in a bid to help European scheme clients with investment and regulatory issues.

SEI has teamed up with F&C Management to add an engagement service to its fiduciary management offering for European schemes.

Banking giant Barclays has confirmed it is in talks with BlackRock over the sale of its Barclays Global Investors arm.

Employers should consider warning higher-paid employees considering contribution variations they could face "severe" tax penalties, Watson Wyatt says.

Fiduciary management can help trustees deal with increasing investment complexity but has three key limitations, speakers at a Law Debenture pensions debate said.

Although scheme interest in climate change is rising, there are still hurdles to overcome says Emma Dunkley

Trustees need to act quicker to exploit market timing and make better investment strategies in order to assist funding, Standard Life Investments investment director George Emmerson says.