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While the opportunity for environmental returns has been seized by some of the more sophisticated pension funds, few funds are paying attention to the increasing environmental risk present in all portfolios. Emma Oakman reports

US - Manager search activity increased in the first half of the year as investors funnelled 327% more assets into new fixed income mandates than last year, according to data compiled by Mercer.

GLOBAL - Pension funds are increasing their exposures or considering an entry into the convertible bond market as they try to take advantage of these underpriced securities, industry figures say.

Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at how a largely ignored market has seen a recent surge in interest

GLOBAL - Inalytics has developed a league table of transition managers in conjunction with Mercer and Hewitt to help pension funds with due diligence.

Inalytics has developed a league table of transition managers in conjunction with Mercer and Hewitt to help pension funds with due diligence.

More than a quarter of trustees have increased the frequency of covenant reviews to more than one a year as the risk of corporate failure grows, Mercer says.

GLOBAL - Employers will play a critical role in addressing the rising costs of pension and healthcare benefits, a report by the World Economic Forum reveals.

Sebastian Cheek discusses financial institutions' changing attitudes to socially responsible investing

Regulatory authorities must consider the UK's unique reliance on annuity providers for retirement income when it comes to implementing Pillar I of Solvency II, Mercer says.