Investment

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.

Emma Cusworth looks at the increasing influence of Sovereign Wealth Funds

The government must concentrate on deregulation and communications to make it easier for employers to provide good quality pensions and for people to save more, the industry says.

The UK is failing to attract the level of investment needed to build a low carbon economy, the Confederation of British Industry warns.

Members of the GP100 Panel are split down the middle on whether or not they are free to swiftly make asset allocation changes at their schemes.

The Pensions Regulator should encourage smaller employers to explore the defined contribution market to fulfil auto-enrolment duties rather than favour NEST, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

Balanced pooled funds reported a positive but modest start to the year, statistics from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing show.

The UK's biggest defined benefit schemes have knocked £40bn off their deficits over the past year, as stronger equity performance pulls schemes towards full funding, figures show.

Building company McCarthy & Stone has launched a corporate wrap for its employees with Hargreaves Lansdown.

Pension funds are increasingly worried about the potential impact of inflation shocks on their portfolios, research by Mercer shows.