Investment

Atlantis Investment Manage-ment chief executive Peter Irving has died in a boating accident. He was 49.

MORE than three-quarters of Standard Life Investments' pooled pension funds matched or outperformed their peer groups in the last year, research shows.

MEMBERS of defined contribution schemes could face a 62pc reduction in their income in retirement, research shows.

SEARCHES for global equity managers made up over 18pc of scheme activity during 2005, data from Mercer Investment Consulting reveals.

THE PENSIONS industry needs to be convinced the United Nations' principles of responsible investment are not driven by a political agenda, Mercer Investment Consulting says.

MELLON Financial Corporation and WestLB have launched a 50:50 joint venture, WestLB Mellon Asset Management.

TRUSTEES have been warned to "get to grips" with the scheme specific funding regime or be thrust under the regulatory microscope.

RUSSELL Investment Group has launched a Dublin-domiciled active currency multi-manager fund.

SCHEMES should not be unduly concerned about falls in east European equity markets, Baring Asset Management says.

IMPLICATIONS of offering liability-driven investment products are the biggest concern for fund managers, a poll by Investit Intelligence reveals.