Investment

UK commercial property returns will remain muted for the rest of the year but should deliver near double-digit returns to investors over the long term, research shows.

Here it is. Our list of what happened on the pensions front in the 2011 Budget.

The Debt Management Office will increase its issuance of index-linked gilts by £4.6bn but reduce long-term issues this fiscal year, the Treasury has announced.

Today's Budget announced contracting-out for defined benefit schemes would be scrapped as part of the move to a single tier state pension.

Global institutional investors have welcomed Chancellor George Osborne's confirmation that £3bn will be provided to fund a Green Investment Bank in today's Budget.

Only a handful of pension schemes will be able to take a direct stake in National Air Traffic Services when the government sells its holdings due to the complex risks involved, consultants say.

Providers have largely welcomed the Financial Services Authority's Consultancy Charging Working Group's review, but emphasised the need for the resulting guidance to be non-prescriptive.

Henderson shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the acquisition of Gartmore, with 99.97% giving the go-ahead.

ASIA - The variety of economies at different stages of development in the ASEAN bloc offers a compelling opportunity for institutional investors, Baring Asset Management believes.

Gartmore shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the group's takeover by Henderson Global Investors, with almost 99% of voters approving the proposals.