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Sentiment towards UK equities remains negative in September with £1.4bn outflows
Latest Morningstar monthly flow figures
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65%
A record-breaking 150 ‘dog’ funds have been identified in the latest bi-annual Bestinvest Spot the Dog report, with total assets of £54.4bn sitting in these vehicles.
Invesco to launch buy and maintain funds for DB schemes
Independent investment manager Invesco will launch two Luxembourg-domiciled buy and maintain funds at UK defined benefit (DB) schemes.
BlackRock tracker takes bulk of £1.3bn sustainable allocations
Sustainable investments attracted a large volume of assets at the start of the year, with net £1.3bn invested, over half of which went into a low carbon equity tracker managed by BlackRock according to the Morningstar Direct Fund Flows Commentary for...
NEST Insight partners with Invesco to support 'ambitious' programme of work
NEST Insight has teamed up with Invesco to boost its programme of research, publications and events, in order to help address the challenges facing its eight million members.
Brunel launches ACS and UK equity sub-fund
Brunel Pension Partnership has launched its authorised contractual scheme (ACS) and first sub-fund managing around £1.6bn of UK equities.
DC survey: Members want 'personal' and 'positive' communication
Some 70% of defined contribution (DC) members want to know their scheme is personalised and tailored to their needs, an Invesco language study reveals.
Lambeth invests £42m in private-rented sector with Invesco
The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund has signed up to a £42m private-rented sector investments strategy with Invesco Real Estate.
Invesco Global Fixed Income Study 2018
Nick Tolchard, head of Invesco Fixed Income, EMEA, discusses the key trends within this topical asset class
Is there a role for pensions in the private rental sector?
The private rental sector has the potential to offer attractive returns for pension schemes. Lynn Strongin Dodds takes a closer look.
Pulling the plug on managers
How do schemes know when to replace an underperforming fund manager?
FCA fines Invesco Perpetual £18.6m over risk breaches
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Invesco Perpetual £18.6m for exposing investors to more risk than they had been led to expect in funds including Neil Woodford's giant income portfolios.
BlackRock launches third DGF as market heats up
BlackRock has launched a new multi-asset strategy aiming to provide cash outperformance of 6% as competition heats up in the diversified growth fund (DGF) market.
W&G raises £15m from institutional investors for listing to explore RBS bid
W&G Investments, the company backed by several industry investment houses, has been listed as it looks to bid for 315 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branches.
Bond managers: BoE will backtrack on rate rise guidance
Fixed income managers have cautioned the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to backtrack on its forward guidance measures as it has been too pessimistic over the state of the UK economy.
Has the pendulum swung too far from equities?
Invesco Perpetual’s Nick Mustoe asks if schemes are too shy of equities
Cornwall Pension Fund picks Invesco Perpetual for £50m DGF mandate
The £1.2bn Cornwall Council Pension Fund has appointed Invesco Perpetual to manage its £50m diversified grown mandate.
Standard Life loses multi-asset team executives to Invesco Perpetual
Invesco Perpetual has announced the formation of a new multi-asset group comprising former Standard Life Investment executives David Millar, Dave Jubb and Richard Batty.
Taking a fresh look at risk management
Scott Wolle describes the importance of getting a solid portfolio design from the start.
Strathclyde cuts active management and boosts private equity holdings
Strathclyde Pension Fund is shifting its global equity holdings further out of active management and boosting its private equity allocations.
Pensions Conjecture: Global Equities
Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Global Equities.
Trustees overestimate risk of smaller firms
Pension fund trustees are overlooking investment in smaller companies because the risks associated with the asset class are misconceived, Invesco Perpetual say.
Lothian Pension Fund expands equity framework mandates
UK - Lothian Pension Fund is tendering for new global equity managers following the appointment of Invesco Perpetual and Baillie Gifford to run its separate Pan Asia Pacific equity mandates.
Lothian Pension Fund expands equity framework mandates
Lothian Pension Fund is tendering for new global equity managers following the appointment of Invesco Perpetual and Baillie Gifford to run its separate Pan Asia Pacific equity mandates.