Investment

GLOBAL - MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.

AUSTRALIA - Potential gaps in strategic, operational and member engagement issues could leave superannuation funds scrambling to catch up if they do not start planning for imminent reforms now, Mercer has warned.

Emerging market equities and bonds, and high yield bonds have served pension funds well in the last decade, research shows.

State Street has been appointed by F&C Asset Management to provide investment manager operations outsourcing for £106bn in assets.

The government has hinted it will change rules around short service refunds after warning companies not to assume such refunds will continue in their current form.

Public sector workers' resistance to pension reforms stems from a misunderstanding about how the changes will affect them, Hymans Robertson research reveals.

Vanguard has launched the LifeStrategy range, a suite of five fund of index funds with low annual management charges.

Government has launched an urgent review of equity investments after business secretary Vince Cable warned short-termism was risking the financial security of pension scheme members.

Ole Beier Sørensen discusses the nationwide effort needed to encourage low-carbon investing

Andrew Short questions whether the web alone is sufficient to reach an apathetic population and how social media can help boost member engagement.