Investment

A "major" deal to sell off an international part of Lloyds Bank was brought to the brink of collapse due to the weight of pension commitments.

A Kent County Council public health specialist was threatened with disciplinary action after commenting on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) tobacco investment, Unite claims.

Pension funds' share holdings in the UK stock market has fallen to a record low of 4.7% in 2012, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.

Taha Lokhandwala on what the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain QE means for markets

Jack Jones looks at the impact of the surprise shift in mortality rates in 2012

Investment opportunities in the corporate debt space went unnoticed as markets were too focused on the Federal Reserve's tapering decision, M&G Investments says.

A former member of the Bank of England's (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has dismissed the current strategy of forward guidance, saying it is not what the market wants.

Defined contribution (DC) saving vehicles should make more use of gilts to give members more certainty about their post-retirement income, says Schroders.

The fiduciary management (FM) market has doubled over the last two years as an increasing number of schemes are focusing on a long-term goal, says Aon Hewitt.

Volatile equity markets and government bond markets hitting all-time lows are prompting investors to turn to alternative assets in increasing numbers, says LGT Capital Partners.