Investment

THE PENSIONS Regulator has withdrawn the requirement to submit annual declarations and accompanying documentation for stakeholder schemes.

SCHEME exposure to derivatives is set to soar because fund managers are increasingly ditching cash bonds in favour of credit default swaps, experts say.

NEW STAR Asset Management is issuing fresh shares in its listed exchange-traded security product that tracks the performance of hedge funds.

Pension schemes continue to embrace alternative investments as a means to diversify, but commoditi...

CURRENCY overlay managers add value to scheme portfolios, latest statistics from Mellon Analytical Solutions reveal.

BALANCED pooled funds' performance slumped from 2.8pc in December 2006 to 0.1pc in January 2007, latest figures reveal.

ASHMORE Group has announced its first set of interim results since listing on the London Stock Exchange in October last year - unveiling a pre-tax profit of £60.2m.

PRIVATE equity returns are suffering "inevitable" and "prolonged" falls falling as fund sizes increase, a industry insider warns.

SCHEME investment in private equity increased six-fold during the past two years, consultants say.

Companies could be forced to abandon pension provision if The Pensions Regulator clamps down on defined contribution schemes, consultants claim.