Investment

Should DC reconsider its reliance on equities, asks Andrew Short

Proposals to channel pension fund assets directly into companies have received a mixed response from the industry.

Just 2% of employers plan to use the National Employment Savings Trust as their vehicle for auto-enrolment, Aon Hewitt research reveals.

Bridges Ventures has launched a third fund - raising a total of £72m from pension schemes and other institutional investors.

Institutional investors and their consultants are among the individuals and organisations responsible for tip-offs to the Securities & Exchange Commission's newly created Whistleblower Program.

Unite the union has taken the first steps towards industrial action over pensions provided by building materials firm Cemex.

National Employment Savings Trust Corporation has admitted scaling back its take up projections, and said the auto-enrolment delay for small businesses will increase its loan repayments.

Gilt yields hit a new record low yesterday as investors continued to buy up UK debt amid concerns the European Union has not done enough to avert a financial meltdown.

The National Employment Savings Trust is set to take a more prominent role in shareholder activism and sustainable and responsible investment lobbying.

Prime minister David Cameron has caused the EU to fracture after refusing to sign up to a new treaty over concerns about financial services regulation.