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'The worst outcome for markets': 'Electoral paralysis' as Trump bids to halt vote counting
'The worst outcome for markets': 'Electoral paralysis' as Trump bids to halt vote counting

The inconclusive outcome of today's US presidential election is the "worst outcome for markets", according to investment professionals, who warn the "dragged out affair" will delay a "swift stimulus package" which would ultimately buoy share prices.

  • Investment
  • 04 November 2020
Sentiment towards UK equities remains negative in September with £1.4bn outflows
Sentiment towards UK equities remains negative in September with £1.4bn outflows

Latest Morningstar monthly flow figures

  • Investment
  • 22 October 2020
Federal Reserve: No interest rate hikes until end of 2023
Federal Reserve: No interest rate hikes until end of 2023

The US Federal Reserve sent out "strong, powerful guidance" on Wednesday (16 September), as it predicted interest rates would stay near zero until at least the end of 2023.

  • Investment
  • 17 September 2020
ESG ETFs receives record inflows while equities continue to lag fixed income
ESG ETFs receives record inflows while equities continue to lag fixed income

Equities flows YTD remain negative

  • ETFs
  • 21 July 2020
Fixed income ETPs see another record month as 2020 inflows begin to recover
Fixed income ETPs see another record month as 2020 inflows begin to recover

Global exchange-traded products (ETPs) have recorded their strongest month for inflows in 2020 as $71.5bn was added to the market, with fixed income buoying the industry providing $46.7bn of the total, according to iShares.

  • Fixed Income
  • 08 July 2020
PGIM Investments launches global corporate ESG bond fund
PGIM Investments launches global corporate ESG bond fund

PGIM Investments has launched a global corporate ESG fund, which will be “the first of a newly-created suite” of PGIM Fixed Income’s ESG UCITS strategies available to investors outside of the US.

  • Investment
  • 30 June 2020
Why coronavirus could cause a 1990s-style bubble in risk assets
Why coronavirus could cause a 1990s-style bubble in risk assets

The coronavirus outbreak will significantly impact risk assets over the coming "years, rather than months", according to economist and author Anatole Kaletsky, who warned that central bank reactions to the illness could artificially inflate asset prices...

  • Investment
  • 13 March 2020
NEST awards private credit mandate to BNP Paribas
NEST awards private credit mandate to BNP Paribas

Asset manager BNP Paribas has been awarded a private credit mandate by Nest following a competitive open tender.

  • Investment
  • 17 October 2019
The implications of a Trump Presidency
The implications of a Trump Presidency

Saker Nusseibeh looks at what we might expect from a Trump administration.

  • Investment
  • 10 November 2016
Markets hit as 'wildcard' Trump triumphs over Clinton to become US President
Markets hit as 'wildcard' Trump triumphs over Clinton to become US President

Equity markets and the dollar have been hit as Republican Donald Trump beats Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential Election.

  • Investment
  • 09 November 2016
'A recipe for economic uncertainty': The market implications of a Trump presidency
'A recipe for economic uncertainty': The market implications of a Trump presidency

Investor reaction to Donald Trump's victory over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Election has been largely negative, with warnings about the implications of his win for the US economy and stockmarket.

  • Investment
  • 09 November 2016
End to Nortel feud in sight as agreement reached on pension payouts
End to Nortel feud in sight as agreement reached on pension payouts

An agreement has been reached on how to compensate members of the Nortel pension scheme after years of negotiations since the company went bust in 2009.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 October 2016
Will trustees have to follow the European data rules after Brexit?
Will trustees have to follow the European data rules after Brexit?

In May the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted by the European Union, Michael Klimes examines how it will affect UK trustees

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 July 2016
A word to the pension wise
A word to the pension wise

David Harris says the overhaul of Pension Wise could allow more cost efficient and better thought out solutions for consumer advice to emerge.

  • Industry
  • 11 April 2016
Understanding market turmoil
Understanding market turmoil

Saker Nusseibeh looks at why we have seen so much market volatility this year.

  • Investment
  • 03 March 2016
Walker moves back to Aon Hewitt from L&G
Walker moves back to Aon Hewitt from L&G

Michael Walker has been appointed principal consultant in Aon Hewitt's risk settlement group.

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  • 22 February 2016
What trustees need to know about Privacy Shield
What trustees need to know about Privacy Shield

PP looks at how legislation on data transfers between EU and US is changing.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 February 2016
Markets overvalued says industry
Markets overvalued says industry

The majority of respondents to Professional Pensions research are worried stock or share bubble may be about to burst.

  • Investment
  • 08 January 2016
L&G secures record £230m medically underwritten buy-in

Legal and General (L&G) has completed its first medically underwritten bulk annuity deal with a £230m transaction with an unnamed scheme

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 December 2015
Smiths cuts recovery contributions after reducing deficit

The Smiths Group has cut contributions to the Smiths Industries Pension Scheme (SIPS) by 60% after a dramatic improvement in funding levels allowed trustees to de-risk its investments.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 November 2015
Safe harbour ruling: What pension schemes need to know

A European ruling could force trustees to take radical action on how they transfer member data finds Michael Klimes

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 October 2015
European investors get UCITS offers from Nuveen and TIAA-CREF partnership

Investors in Europe will be offered access to three responsible fund strategies for the first time say Nuveen Investments and TIAA-CREF.

  • Investment
  • 19 October 2015
L&G teams up with US insurers for first North American bulk annuity deal

Legal and General (L&G) has completed its first bulk annuity deal in the US, entering a joint agreement with Prudential Insurance Company of America to insure $900m (£595m) of liabilities in the Royal Philips scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 02 October 2015
Deferred annuities: Reconciling freedom and security?

Could freedom and choice help deferred annuities make a comeback?

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 June 2015
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