Investment

Insurers are expected to "dramatically increase" exposure to a wider range of asset classes in the next five years, according to research from ING Investment Management (ING IM).

Movements in financial markets have a far greater impact on investment fees paid by schemes than manager performance, according to research from LCP.

Aviva Investors has added £13m to its partnership with housing provider GreenSquare in order to fund another 129 affordable homes in the south of England.

Employers are potentially leaving themselves on the hook for significant unprotected retirement costs when closing defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Museum and gallery workers have taken part in ongoing national strike action over changes to civil service pension scheme terms.

The Royal Mail is planning to cap pensionable pay increases for members of its pension plan as costs escalate and privatisation looms, despite a liability transfer to the government.

The vast majority of respondents are anxious about the effects of inflation.

Fewer than one in 10 respondents expect schemes to be fully funded within the next couple of years.

The incoming governor of the Bank of England (BoE) may introduce more quantitative easing and attempt to devalue the pound, the world's biggest bond fund manager predicted yesterday.

Pension funds should use the techniques of the best global macro hedge fund managers to control risk and volatility while producing absolute returns, the Cern Pension Fund chief executive says.