Investment

Nick Clay explains how schemes can look for stable returns at a time of historic volatility.

Thomas Weber looks at the opportunities for diversification and growth offered by multi-asset alternative strategies.

John McNeill questions whether gilt yields really are beginning to normalise.

Ewout van Schaick looks at how mult-credit investing can help institutional investors meet their funding targets.

The Royal Mail has offered its scheme members an improved deal in pension scheme negotiations as the company looks to avoid strike action before its floatation on the stock market.

Investment consultants' recommendations are not driven by past performance, add no value to investors yet significantly impact inflows, academic research on the US market finds.

An independent fact check has "comprehensively discredited" government claims over firefighters' pension reform, the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) says.

Trustees of the £127m Sappi UK defined benefit (DB) scheme have appointed SEI to act as fiduciary manager to its entire portfolio.

More than three quarters of respondents said trustees should always run a competitive tendering exercise before appointing a fiduciary manager.

Buzz respondents were broadly supportive of the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) decision to leave its levy framework untouched this year.