Investment

Brockton Capital has added Birmingham's The Mailbox retail complex to its portfolio for £127.1m.

Nigel Aston analyses the results of the DCisions 2011 Default Report and finds that, when it comes to defined contribution default strategies, the days of hiding behind simple benchmarks are numbered

Lifestyle strategies in the UK defined contribution market are too rigid and their underlying asset allocation and management is not dynamic enough, ATP says.

Schemes need to find an "optimal solution" to hedge longevity risk to keep some risk in their portfolios, delegates heard.

Local government exposure to index-linked bonds dropped last year against a backdrop of increasing allocations to the asset class from corporate defined benefit schemes, figures show.

The impact of tighter carbon emissions rules on corporate profits will catch out schemes whose investment strategy on climate change is to "wait and see", Carbon Footprint Investments warns.

GLOBAL - The future impact of pension costs should be taken into account when evaluating the fiscal health of a country, three IMF officials said in a new report.

The impact of tighter carbon emissions rules on corporate profits will catch out schemes whose investment strategy on climate change is to "wait and see", Carbon Footprint Investments warns.

The white paper focuses on the impact of increasing longevity on company pensions and discusses possible solutions.

Schemes are lagging when switching asset classes with nearly 80% taking at least three months to adopt a new investment strategy, research shows.