Russell Investments

Relying on equities for growth is no longer possible or desirable. Chris Panteli looks at the range of alternatives trustees are turning to as a result

GLOBAL - Russell Investments has launched the Russell Stability Indexes which divide securities according to volatility and quality.

TAIWAN - The Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) has appointed Russell Investments as transition manager in what is thought to be the first mandate win of its kind in the country.

Russell Investments; Mercer; Aviva Investors; Hermes; BlackRock; Aegon UK; Newport Group; Xafinity Consulting; ETF Securities.

GLOBAL - Russell Investments has appointed Darren Spencer as director of global alternative investments in its institutional consulting group.

UK - A new online tool allows trustees to assess their current levels of scheme governance against 200 other DB schemes.

Trustees can assess their current levels to scheme governance using an online tool which rates trustee decision-making against 200 other DB schemes.

Interest rates have been stuck at historic lows since March 2009 and show no signs of increasing any time soon. Chris Panteli looks at how schemes are dealing with the repercussions

PIMCO; Russell Investments; AXA Investment Managers; State Street Global Advisors; PensionsFirst; Mercer; Standard Life Investments

UK - Russell Investments has given its transition management data from the last five years to the Inalytics Transition Implementation Performance Standards database.