Investment

Jonathan Stapleton says size does matter

A 90% surge in interest rate hedging and a 14% increase in inflation hedging drove the value of scheme liabilities hedged in the third quarter of the year above £22bn, research shows.

J.P. Morgan has given Professional Pensions a limited number of tickets for the Heroes Rugby Challenge, which it is supporting, to be held at Twickenham on Saturday 3 December.

Short-term inflation remains a "headache" for schemes and sponsors, despite a fall in the inflation rate in October.

The Pensions Trust has appointed Cardano as investment adviser to its £800m growth plan.

Frank Klein discusses the continued relevance of climate change issues in investing

UK pension funds have helped Aberdeen Asset Management launch two new diversified growth funds, rolled out to capitalise on the growing demand from investors for DGF investments.

Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Property Investment.

Friends Life has announced the creation of a new in-house asset management business which will launch in the second half of 2012.