Investment

SKANDIA Investment Management Limited has restructured its European equity manager line-up with the addition of Argonaut and Alliance Bernstein.

The Pensions Regulator's toughened stance on clearance has been welcomed by two-thirds of scheme managers, an exclusive survey by Professional Pensions reveals.

THREADNEEDLE has launched a global equity income fund which will typically invest in between 75 and 95 companies at any one time.

Asset manager Jupiter has been taken over by its management team and private equity firm TA Associates in a deal worth £740m.

ABSOLUTE return funds failed to meet their own investment objectives last year, research by rating agency Standard & Poor's shows.

THE Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has urged the Institutional Shareholders Committee to recommend fund managers to publicly disclose comprehensive data on how they exercise voting rights.

INCLUDING: UK - Minister speaks about M&A, CANADA - Mountie finance chief steps down, UK - FTSE launches new REIT index

GOVERNMENT needs to take action and force fund managers to reveal their voting record, the TUC claims.

FUNDS managed by the cash management businesses of the Royal London Group have passed £3bn for the first time.

RHYME Systems has updated its integrated investment management platform rhymeSIGHT with a range of additional functions.