Investment

China's failure to tackle rising inflation could result in a marked slowdown in growth as policymakers are driven to adopt harsher monetary policy.

NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has returned 23.04% since the start of its fiscal year in July.

The UK defined contribution marketplace is significantly less open and dynamic than that of the US, latest DCisions research reveals.

Employer contributions to funded workplace pensions have risen by £16bn in just two years, as employee contributions plummeted by £3.5bn over the same period, figures show.

The National Association of Pension Funds fears a ‘governance vacuum' in trust-based defined contribution schemes if the government scraps short service refunds.

Multinational companies are starting to use buy-ins and buyouts for their smaller pension funds dotted around the globe, Aon Hewitt says.

The government is set to engage with pension providers and trade bodies to develop feeder funds, corporate ISAs and platforms in a bid to encourage saving.

Tesco has slashed its scheme liabilities by £270m by switching from the Retail Prices Index to the Consumer Prices Index for calculating inflation linked benefits.

Sustainability criteria such as ESG criteria are too important to be ignored in investment decision making, research by Allianz Global Investors suggests.

Hedge funds have gates on about $60bn of investors' money, say fund brokers Tullett Prebon.