Investment

British Steel Pension Fund has added a television studio and planned digital media centre in Cardiff to its property portfolio after purchasing both sites from Aviva Investors.

SWEDEN - Actively managed Sweden funds fail to live up to expectations and are outperformed by passive index funds, according to the results of new research carried out by students at Uppsala University and reported by Affärsvärlden.

The Financial Services Authority's responsibilities for group personal pensions and stakeholder pensions should transfer to The Pensions Regulator, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

Bulk annuity buy-ins and buyouts are now a more popular solution than longevity risk hedging for trustees looking to de-risk, research by MetLife Assurance shows.

Amundi ETF is expanding into the UK with the launch of 16 exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange.

One third of employers will enable final salary scheme members to access more of their pension earlier in retirement after forthcoming income drawdown reform, Towers Watson says.

Charges levied by the National Employment Savings Trust are too high and need to be reduced to fulfil its low cost obligations, the Confederation of British Industry says.

CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched a property fund targeting defined contribution investors amid the continuing closure of defined benefit schemes.

UK - CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched a property fund specifically designed for defined contribution pension scheme investors.

EUROPE - Europe's regulatory focus has shifted from market efficiency to investor protection, according to a report from State Street assessing the impact of new rules on competition and investment performance.