Investment

Utility corporate bonds pose significant risks for many investors and are part of a "worrying trend," M&G says.

European asset managers need to cultivate investor interest in actively managed investment products and strengthen the resilience of their business models to improve post-crisis performance, a rating agency says.

MALAYSIA - Malaysia's regulatory bodies are moving closer to revealing a blueprint for the implementation of a new third pillar voluntary retirement system.

Global Pensions editor Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Morten Nilsson, head of ATP's international operations about the Danish pension fund manager's UK expansion plans.

The Pensions Regulator's determinations panel has ruled six subsidiaries in the Lehman Brothers group should provide financial support to the pension scheme.

UK/DENMARK - Global Pensions editor Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Morten Nilsson, head of ATP's international operations about the Danish pension fund manager's UK expansion plans.

The Church in Wales has appointed Summit Global Investor Services to provide investment analytics services to the assets it manages.

US - New Jersey's pension fund should put more money in alternative investments such as private equity and real estate to boost returns and protect against stock losses, consultants told the State Investment Council.

FRANCE - A bid by French president Nicolas Sarkozy to raise the official retirement age from 60 to 62 by 2018 has been approved by the lower house of parliament.

Advisers are set to turn their backs on conventional annuities and recommend asset-backed alternatives as annuity rate crashes continue to plague retirees.