Investment

Returns from commercial property mandates will remain moderate after last year's resurgence and a significant dip in values is unlikely, research from PRUPIM says.

UK pension funds are lagging behind their Scandinavian counterparts in allocating to alternative asset classes, a consultant says.

US - Governor Chris Christie has unveiled a proposed series of cuts across state pensions as he tries to shore up a deficit that sits at $46bn, and growing.

PERU - Peru's central bank has increased the amount pension funds can invest in international assets by two percentage points to 30% of their overall portfolios.

The National Association of Pension Funds has elected two members to its 19-strong investment council.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been forced to undertake an exhaustive review of its client base after the Financial Reporting Council discovered it was acting as auditor to a company while providing actuarial services to its defined benefit pension scheme....

Public sector workers earn £136 a week more in pay and pensions than their private sector counterparts, Office for National Statistics data proves.

UGANDA - Uganda's National Social Security Fund is signing on new asset managers to help it manage its equities portfolio.

US - Almost all pension executives prioritise funded status over increasing returns, an SEI quick poll shows.

Fidelity International is changing its name to ‘Fidelity Investment Managers' in an effort to better reflect the group's primary focus.