Investment

BALANCED pooled funds achieved a median return of just 1.0pc during the final quarter of 2007, latest statistics from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing reveal.

US - MSCI Barra, Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Dow Jones Indexes, in association with Wilshire, have all announced the launch of new indices for institutional investors.

Heather Dale talks to Mike O'Brien, the UK's Minister of State for Pension Reform

CRU INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT has launched a fund investing in sub-Saharan Africa.

With the effects of 2007's credit crunch making themselves felt in the equity markets, the UK's pension funds are looking at ways to reduce risk and volatility. Heather Dale reports from London

Global Pensions gathered key industry experts in London to discuss the latest issues impacting the growing ETF industry and how these relate to pension funds

HSBC Investments has launched a Russian equity fund in a bid to target emerging markets growth.

Cowen Asset Management has launched a range of actively managed funds targeted at the institutional pension and multi-manager markets.

The World Gold Council has joined forces with Nanostellar to enable the introduction of gold into the auto catalyst market.

ETF Securities has reported "explosive growth" in its five physical precious metal exchange traded commodities.