Investment

SCHEMES can get better returns on their bond portfolio by diversifying globally and using an "alpha transfer" structure, Aberdeen Asset Management says.

ESCALATING staff expenses will form the bulk of The Pensions Regulator's running costs this year with the total budget estimated at nearly £28m.

STANDARD Life Investments and Insight Investment are launching UK property funds for institutional investors.

STATE STREET Global Investors has launched three new sub-funds of its cash management fund-of-funds.

TRUSTEES need to have a better understanding of investment if schemes are to adopt a more long-term approach to managing their money, the Marathon Club has found.

THE FUND value of schemes receiving clearance in 2005/6 reached £22.9bn with related FRS17 deficits topping £5.6bn, says The Pensions Regulator.

Institutional investors sold £400m of investment funds in June, latest figures from the Investment Management Association reveals.

SCHEME members are becoming less willing for their savings to be used in "tacit support" of environmental damage and the abuse of human rights, campaigners say.

KING & SHAXSON Asset Management has launched two ethical funds as part of an open-ended investment company (OEIC) that started operations today (July 31).

FOREIGN & Colonial Investment Trust has issued interim results for the half year ended 30 June - outperforming its benchmark by 1pc point over the period and boosting its interim dividend by 11.4pc.