Investment

ASSETS under management at Man Group rose by $6.9bn (£3.6bn) to $56.8bn (£29.9bn) during the six months to September 30, 2006, latest company figures reveal.

SCHEMES should adopt an active approach to commodity investment to boost returns, Investec Asset Management says.

SECURED loans could provide schemes with added returns from their fixed income portfolios amid weakening credit markets, Henderson Global Inves-tors believes.

THE FINANCIAL Services Authority has launched an investigation into the impact that the growth in the private equity market has had on UK markets.

FUNDS under management at Midas Capital rose to more than £750m this year, latest company figures reveal.

MORGAN Stanley Investment Manage-ment has bought a 20pc stake in New York-based hedge fund Avenue Capital Group.

THE Pensions Regulator has threatened to issue its first financial support direction following talks with GNER's beleaguered parent Sea Containers.

EQUITIES are set to continue their recovery throughout the remainder of 2006, BlackRock says.

The current shape of executive pensions in the UK is difficult to ascertain, other than it is in a st...

TRUSTEE liability insurance should be made mandatory by The Pensions Regulator, a new report recommends.