Investment

Increases in VAT, fuel duty and the price of crude oil contributed to a surge in inflation in January, latest official figures reveal.

Almost three-quarters of schemes are committed to long-term de-risking strategies but the majority still plan to demand extra employer contributions, an Aon Hewitt poll reveals.

Hedge fund investors must stop "undermining" one another by accepting inadequate terms, says allocator the Universities Superannuation Scheme.

Pension funds are being encouraged to support plans for a state-backed green investment bank to help stimulate investment in clean technology business and a low carbon economy.

UK - The John Lewis Partnership Pension Trust has sold its remaining holding in online grocer Ocado, it announced today.

Uniq's deficit for equity agreement is "quite clearly" the best option for the trustees, The Pensions Regulator says.

GLOBAL - Linking retirement age to a mortality index would remove some political risk around increasing the length of time employees work, said Mercer's chief retirement strategist Bruce Rigby.

US - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has approved proposals to add a risk overlay strategy across its $146.4bn portfolio.

BNP Paribas will seek to double its total revenue in the next five years by aggressively developing its derivatives clearing service for buy-side clients, its chief executive says.

Investors benefitted from a 15.2% return on UK commercial property last year driven by solid performance from central London office space, according to the IPD UK Quarterly Property Index.