Investment

SCHEMES are likely to boost their allocations to emerging markets in 2007, Focus Capital says.

Professional Pensions asked some of the industry's main figures for their defining pension events of 2006. Here we rank their top 10 answers

LONG-ONLY mandates will become a thing of the past as schemes are poised to shift more assets assets into absolute return strategies and liability-driven investment, consultants claim.

SPECIALIST pension scheme administrator DC Link is to hold a seminar on communication in defined contribution pensions.

SOME 58pc of the UK's defined benefit schemes are closed to new members, with a total deficit of £33.8bn, research shows.

SCHEMES are set to receive rebates of £7.5m after settlement house CrestCo reduced fees paid in 2006 by around 10pc.

SCHEMES have seen investment gains of over £10bn wiped out by falls in the value of the US dollar, Professional Pensions can reveal.

Professional Pensions asked some of the industry's main figures for their defining pension events of 2006. Here we rank their top 10 answers

ARLINGTON Securities has won a €10m (£6.7m) mandate from the Members of the European Parliament Pension Fund.

THE INVESTMENT Management Association has appointed Robert Jenkins as chairman.