Investment

The return for institutional investors from Vodafone's sale of its stake in Verizon Wireless will be diluted and could even put pension schemes at risk, experts warn.

The AMNT’s John Gray asks if investment is any more ethical now than in the bad old days of the last century

Africa shouldn't be written off as an economic backwater, says Pádraig Floyd

Natasha Browne explores whether private equity needs to take up more space in investment portfolios to become mainstream

Trustees who continue to pay bridging pensions beyond age 65 to reflect the rise in state pension age (SPA) could be in breach of trust, according to PTL managing director Richard Butcher.

The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) will launch a 55-year index linked gilt in the coming weeks but says issuing any bonds of longer duration remains difficult due to lack of demand.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has expressed interest in joining several defined benefit (DB) schemes investing in the pensions infrastructure platform (PIP).

The BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) is to increase its allocation to emerging markets (EM) but warns schemes to examine their reasons for investing in the regions.

The total deficit of private sector UK defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £100bn last month as rising inflation expectations pushed up liabilities, figures show.

Invesco Perpetual has entered the multi asset space with the launch of the Invesco Perpetual Global Targeted Returns Fund.