Investment

Premier Farnell has set up a 23-year asset-backed funding structure to plug an £18m deficit in its UK scheme.

The National Association of Pension Funds has launched a guide to support trustees in assessing investment managers' stewardship credentials.

Private sector deficits have fallen for the third consecutive month as equity markets bounce back and falling yields slow down, research from the Pension Protection Fund reveals.

Over a third of European defined benefit schemes feel they do not have access to portfolio data which helps them fulfil regulatory requirements, research from State Street reveals.

Almost half (47%) of investors want greater transparency from asset managers on their shareholder voting record, according to research.

John Redwood says institutional investors need to keep their eyes open

Naomi Rainey examines the impact of the high-profile court case

Rachel Dalton looks at fund managers’ reactions to the ECB’s decision to hold interest rates

The Environmental Agency Pension Fund has moved £350m into environmental, social and governance strategies as it seeks to invest a quarter of its assets in the ‘green economy' by 2015.

Aon Hewitt will work with the local government pension scheme committee and officers in managing the fund and meeting a number of regulatory requirements.