Investment

Should the Pension Protection Fund take investment strategies into account when calculating risk-based levies?

MIDDLE EAST - BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) and the Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) have formed an asset management firm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

PROPOSALS from The Pensions Regulator and the Accounting Standards Board could speed up the demise of UK defined benefit schemes, the Occupational Pensions Trusts warns.

THE £30bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has hired State Street Global Advisors to run a $200m (£99m) hedge fund replication mandate.

THAMES River Multi-Capital has appointed FOUR Capital Partners to manage UK equities for a number of its funds.

CURRENCY overlay managers have failed to add value for the second consecutive quarter, latest figures from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing show.

Nedgroup Investments has launched a fund of hedge funds for institutional investors. It will provide access to investments uncorrelated to equity markets.

The US sub-prime crisis and market volatility created investment opportunities rather than economic threats, Allianz Global Investors chief executive Joachim Faber claims.

UK property suffered its biggest fall for almost two decades last year, latest figures show.

THE £3.6bn London Pensions Fund Authority has appointed JP Morgan to provide portfolio administration and performance reporting for their alternative investments.