Investment

SVM ASSET Management is launching a new pan-European socially responsible investment fund.

ANGLO IRISH Bank has launched a guarenteed bond for pension schemes and other investors.

Consultants have been woefully inadequate in preparing workforces for defined contribution provision, a leading scheme manager claims.

ASHMORE Group has been valued at £1.2bn ahead of its official listing on the London Stock Exchange on October 17.

SMALL caps no longer represent the "smoke stack" end of economy but offer schemes the opportunity to invest in tomorrow's biggest firms, Standard Life Investments says.

A US hedge fund's $6bn (£3.18bn) loss is "a good reminder" of what can go wrong with such strategies, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

ARTEMIS Investment Manage-ment has explained how it won more than £1.5bn in new mandates from UK institutional investors so far this year.

CALYON, a placement agent, has launched what is believed to be the first multi-manager cash collaterized debt obligation.

PENSION SCHEMES are taking their responsibilities as shareholders far more seriously, latest research from the National Association of Pension Funds shows.

ABN AMRO Asset Management has launched a range of guaranteed lifestyle funds for defined contribution pension schemes.