Investment

EUROPE - France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have temporarily banned short-selling of financial stocks in response to sharp share price falls across Europe.

Many defined contribution pension pots are this week worth no more than the cash contributions paid into them over the last five years, PwC analysis finds.

Emma Watkins of MetLife Assurance Limited explains what auto-enrolment means for employers, and how they need to prepare to ensure they and their staff are ready.

Lord McFall has called for an industry code of practice to establish a normal 0.5% for defined contribution management fees.

Xafinity has binned its in-house trustee firm HR Trustees and appointed Bridge Trustees for its master trust after The Pensions Regulator highlighted industry-wide conflict of interest concerns.

Interest rate hedging jumped 24% in Q2 this year after falls in short-term interest rates and the rising cost of asset swapped index-linked gilts, F&C research shows.

Nearly 80% of investors now say the eurozone sovereign debt crisis is the biggest macroeconomic challenge facing investment professionals, a poll finds.

Global markets have slipped back into the red after the Dow Jones posted heavy losses on the opening bell, as fears of a double-dip recession intensify.

European equity markets have rallied following a Federal Reserve announcement on interest rates yesterday.

Professional Pensions is set to publish a Guide to Scheme Investment on September 22.