Investment

SEVENTY per cent of schemes have no policy for managing conflicts of interest on trustee boards, delegates heard.

ABERDEEN Property Investors' European Balanced Property Fund raised €96m (£65m) from institutional investors at its closing at the end of October.

ATLAS Capital Associates founder Hugues Lamotte is leading a management buyout of Atlas Capital Group Holdings.

AXA Real Estate Investment Management has opened an office in Tokyo following increasing investor demand for Asian property.

FUND managers are maintaining strong cash balances despite a 10pc rally in equity markets during the last three months, new research reveals.

A "nanny-state" approach to defined contribution governance could force employers to close schemes, employee benefits consultant Entegria warns.

PROVIDERS are under increasing pressure to add Islam-friendly funds to corporate defined contribution plans, experts claim.

UK-BASED fund managers are the best at producing alpha in Europe, new research reveals.

SCHEMES should oppose efforts by French tycoon Vincent Bolloré to appoint two non-executive directors to the board of market research and media group Aegis, governance watchdogs say.

TRUSTEES must look at cutting benefits rather than investing in alternative assets if they are to overcome rising longevity, delegates to the Professional Pensions Show heard.