Investment

Tail hedging strategies, a form of insurance against stock market plunges, will fail to protect against market risk because the approach is over used, analysts warn.

Trustee engagement on ESG issues in emerging markets could lead to a spike in governance standards over developed economies, a sustainable investment group says.

Jonathan Stapleton predicts more pain for sponsoring employers

Here it is. The lists of the FTSE100 firms with the highest scheme funding levels and the largest percentage increases in funding levels.

Here it is. The lists of the FTSE100 firms with the largest deficits; the biggest shortfalls compared to market capitalisation; the lowest funding levels; and the largest decreases in funding levels.

Introducing environmental, social and governance criteria into an investor's stock selection process has no negative impact and is more likely to lead to outperformance over the longer term, research suggests.

UK - The Government should cap defined contribution scheme charges to match the existing limits on stakeholder pensions to avoid complaints about ‘mis-selling', the Workplace Retirement Income Commission says.

Marks & Spencer is set to replace its current pension scheme with a ‘bundled mastertrust' called Your M&S Pension Savings Plan in preparation for 2012.

Source Pensions has launched an administration and investment fund platform targeting small schemes as they prepare for their auto-enrolment obligations.

The European Parliament has backed calls for the implementation of Solvency II to be delayed until 2014, a year later than planned.