Investment

Two of M&G's funds have jointly purchased 18 car auction sites across the UK for a total of £240m.

Aberdeen Asset Management has said it is in discussion with Lloyds Banking Group over a possible acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP).

Taha Lokhandwala says trustees can learn a lot about investing from this year's Nobel prize winning economists

The London Borough of Hounslow Pension Fund has outsourced £20m of property investment management to Threadneedle Investments.

Defined contribution (DC) schemes offered to staff of FTSE350 firms are still overly invested in equities with stagnant allocations, according to research from Schroders.

City of London Corporation has handed a £45m infrastructure mandate for its pension fund and Bridge House Estates portfolios to Industry Funds Management (IFM) Investors.

Helen Morrissey looks at growing interest in sustainable investment

Taha Lokhandwala explores an OECD report on infrastructure investment and how to increase it

Helen Morrissey looks at the practical issues facing schemes investing in infrastructure debt

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced an agreement to invest £392m in Heathrow Airport on 24 October.