Investment

Italian bank UniCredit is nearing a deal to merge Pioneer Investments with Santander Asset Management, reports say.

Securities lending revenue could contribute up to 5% of a pension scheme's annual returns to help offset lower returns from equities and bonds, a research body has claimed.

The proposed revision of the EU Shareholder Rights Directive could be too prescriptive for pension schemes, according to PensionsEurope.

Housing associations could face triple cost increases under the next valuation of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS), according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

Euromoney Indices has launched a low-cost fixed rate strategy to tackle the problem of hidden fees in the use of benchmarks.

BNY Mellon and Redington have teamed up to launch an enhanced asset and liability risk reporting service for pension funds.

The tendency of pension fund managers to "herd like lemmings" is threatening the stability of financial markets, according to the Pensions Institute (PI) at Cass Business School

Investors have become more cautious and longer-term in their thinking in an environment of low interest rates according to research commissioned by Principal Global Investors.

Investors are adding around 20% to defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities when valuing a company, a study of share prices has revealed.

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a multi-asset flexible drawdown product in a bid to help fill the void created by the Budget freedoms.