UBS resignation benefits bond manager Wellington

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UK - Northamptonshire Pension Scheme has increased its bond allocation mandate to US-based Wellington Management to 15% after a key resignation from its second bond manager UBS.

The £868m ($1.4bn) fund had planned to reduce its original three bond managers Aberdeen Asset Management, UBS and Wellington down to two by dropping Aberdeen due to underperformance. However, th...

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