Investment

Investment only asset managers are set to corner an increasing share of the defined contribution market over the next decade, research finds.

There is "scope for tremendous confusion" if trustees try to comply with all of the defined contribution principles and initiatives currently in operation, a consultant says.

Nearly 30 pension funds, including Tesco, BUPA and the BBC, have filed claims at the High Court seeking damages from Henderson over claims it took too much risk with one its funds.

Steve Webb has outlined two "big bang" solutions to the issue of small pot consolidation.

The Pensions Regulator has laid out six principles for defined contribution pensions to address the currently "mixed" standards across the market.

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the HSBC GIF Frontier Markets, a long-only equity portfolio, to give institutional investors exposure to frontier markets.

M&G has launched a fund facilitating loans to UK social housing associations with an initial £200m capital from clients.

Accounting standards were a "root cause" of the financial crisis and should be subject to a comprehensive review, according to the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum.

The Pensions Regulator is in talks with the trustee and sponsor of the Dawson International pension schemes to find a way to plug its £50m deficit.

Andrew Short takes a look at tactics for dealing with tail risk and considers the emergence of dedicated tail risk products