Schroders

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DC schemes are poised for a better 2010, but there are potholes ahead, as Sebastian Cheek reports

Asset managers are staying in the "comfort zone of defined benefit" and are failing to seek business opportunities in defined contribution schemes, Spence Johnson says.

UK - Asset managers are staying in the "comfort zone of defined benefit" and are failing to seek business opportunities in defined contribution schemes, consulting firm Spence Johnson said.

The Investment Management Association has appointed Douglas Ferrans as chairman.

FRANCE - The Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites has hired five managers to run a total of around €1.5bn (US$2.1bn) in fixed income mandates.

Planned gilt sales are set to rise by £5.2bn to £225.1bn during the 2009-10 financial year, the Debt Management Office says.

Caroline Allen looks at how strong emerging markets are driving interest from institutional investors

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.

EMERGING MARKETS - Institutional investors have been flooding into emerging markets this year, lured by the sector's long-term prospects as leaders of global growth, Schroders said.