Investment

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates that were already close to zero and introduced a stimulus plan in a bid to kick-start the eurozone economy.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has warned that it faces a difficult investing environment, despite increasing its funding ratio from 77% to 85% over the year to March.

Here they are. The shortlists for the inaugural Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA).

The Co-operative Group has increased annual deficit contributions and made a one-off £30m payment to its scheme following the disposal of several parts of its business.

Pension fund trustees are increasingly responsible for managing risk, but lack the skills to do, according to research by a pension consultancy.

Pictet Asset Management has hired Barings multi-asset trio Percival Stanion, Andrew Cole and Shaniel Ramjee to lead a push into the space.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group Pension Scheme says its in-house investment team has generated an extra £1.1bn in value over the last four years.

UK investors lost out on more than £680m in rightful returns from foreign shares and bonds in the latest financial year, according to new research.

Vanguard will lower fees on a broad range of UK and Irish-domiciled funds from 1 September.

Fiduciary myth busters by Sion Cole, Aon Hewitt.