Investment

THREADNEEDLE Investments has outsourced its investment operations function to JPMorgan Chase Bank.

STANDARD Life Investments has reported a 270pc increase in second quarter mutual fund sales.

FIRST State Investments and ABN AMRO Asset Management have launched long/short funds for institutional investors. First State's fund will be jointly managed in London and Sydney and will focus on the energy sector.

SCHEMES are not pulling out of emerging markets despite experiencing losses during May's market turbulence, Standard & Poor's says.

Schemes are being urged to be wary of construction companies involved in high profile trophy projects in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics.

SCHEME investment in overseas equities overtook domestic stocks for the first time last year, new research reveals.

SCHEMES should allocate up to 30pc of their portfolio to currencies, Deutsche Bank says.

AN Islam-friendly fund is one of two new specialist products that has been added to Zurich's corporate pensions platform.

Schemes are set to discuss timber and copper futures in the way they talk about hedge funds and small caps, Credit Suisse Asset Management believes.

FRIENDS Provident's new pension business increased by 51pc in the first half of this year. But the life firm's interim figures show a 9pc drop in overall profit.