Regions

EU/UK - Proposed amendments to an EU pensions directive pose a significant threat to UK occupational pension schemes, according to the EEF (Engineering Employers Federation).

UK/EUROPE - The private equity sector is saturated and on the verge of collapse after 12 years of booming growth, Alt Assets warns.

GLOBAL - AIG Global Investment has joined IMMFA, the Institutional Money Market Funds Association, bringing the total number of members to 27.

GLOBAL - The global macroeconomic outlook took a turn for the worse in January as fund managers adopted a more cautious stance on global growth, profits and prices.

EUROPE - European equities will outperform government bonds by more than 4% per annum over the long-term at current prices, Schroders predicts.

UK/EUROPE - The UK has "got off lightly" from European Commission moves to reform tax relief on pension payments, industry experts claim.

GLOBAL - Active equity managers have run out of effective strategies to deal with the current market volatility, a leading fund manager claims.

GLOBAL - JPMorgan has appointed Marco Baggioli as vice-president and head of its American depository receipt (ADR) group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

GLOBAL - Van Hedge Fund Advisors has launched a tracker fund that will replicate the Van Global Hedge Fund Index.

GLOBAL - Some 500 of the world's largest companies could face billion dollar wipe-outs in shareholder value if they fail to act on climate risk. A new report, commissioned by the Carbon Disclosure Project, warned stockmarket heavyweights that they face...