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Emerging markets equities, debt and currency are the asset classes most likely to benefit from the long-term growth prospects of emerging economies, a consultant says.

US - AA bond yields helped buoy the funded status of US pension plans in October despite dropping equity markets.

Fixed income covers an umbrella of investments and funds have been increasing their weighting towards it, as Sebastian Cheek reports

Emma Dunkley looks at how quant strategies have performed since the beginning of the sub-prime crisis, and considers how they are set to develop

Those pension funds most committed to securities lending felt the impact of the economic crisis more than most. Despite this many funds are now moving back to this sector, as Richard Lowe reports

With many managers looking to the corporate bond market as a source of income, Sebastian Cheek asks if credit has become the new equity?

More than four out of 10 UK employers now give staff some form of choice in the benefits they receive, a Mercer statistics show.

Implemented consulting involves trustees partially delegating fund decisions to a third party. While it has become a hot topic, Christine Senior says schemes need to give it careful thought

UK - Bulk annuity sales could hit £3bn (US$4.9bn) this year after pension funds purchased more than £2.4bn during the first three quarters of 2009, Mercer said.

Bulk annuity sales could hit £3bn this year after pension funds purchased more than £2.4bn during the first three quarters of 2009, Mercer says.