Investment

Trustees should take a "beliefs-based approach" to investing that integrates sustainability concerns with long-term mandates, Towers Watson has said.

Rising equity markets coupled with a small increase in gilt yields helped scheme deficits improve by £2.7bn over August, according to the PPF 7800 index.

Around a third of trustees have plans to leave their posts within the next five years, MetLife warns.

The Financial Services Authority has fined BlackRock Investment Management Limited £9.5m for client money breaches.

Trustees are increasingly delegating investment decisions to third parties, according to an Aon Hewitt survey.

Higher long-term inflation expectations added £5bn to defined benefit scheme deficits in August, according to Mercer.

Christine Senior brings good news from Africa that some investors may have missed.

Scott Wolle describes the importance of getting a solid portfolio design from the start.

Firms have just four months to take action to limit the impact of revisions to accounting standard IAS19, Aon Hewitt says.

The Pension Protection Fund is to clarify the way schemes should value property as a contingent asset, in the wake of an Ombudsman ruling against it.