Investment

SCHEMES should avoid making direct private equity investments or risk "being haunted for years by mistakes", F&C Asset Management says.

INSTITUTIONAL funds under management at F&C Asset Management fell by almost £2bn during the fourth quarter of 2006, latest company figures reveal.

ARLINGTON Securities has launched a fund of UK property funds to give schemes geographic and sector diversity with a single investment.

Pension schemes face an uphill battle when it comes to managing their liabilities. Tighter funding re...

RUSSELL Investment Group has chosen Schroders' European equities team to manage three mandates.

Chairman James Malcolm Solicitor DLA Piper Malcolm has specialised in pensions since qualificatio...

Fund managers want firms to use any spare cash to reward shareholders rather than top-up pension funds, research reveals.

WINTERTHUR Life has launched two new ethical funds to meet the demand from independent financial advisors.

ALTERNATIVE Investment Strategies, the first fund of hedge funds to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, has announced a new share issue for investors.

BALANCED pooled funds returned 4.9pc on average in the fourth quarter of 2006, latest CAPS figures from Mellon Analytical Solutions reveal.