New directions in passive bond investing Antoine Lesné of State Street Global Advisors argues for an alternative to traditional cap-weighted indexes which can provide equal or... November 11, 2011 Comment Evolution or revolution? Differing approaches to bond investing can be beneficial at different stages of the economic cycle. Mitesh Sheth of Henderson Global... November 11, 2011 Comment When the walls came tumbling down Increasing globalisation and the blurring of the lines between differing asset classes, means that the traditional approach to assessing investment... November 11, 2011 Comment Fixed income investing – how bonds are creating new challenges for local authorities For all pension funds, bonds have moved from being a safe but dull investment asset to becoming an asset class... Matthew Craig Industry Specialist LAPF Investments November 11, 2011 Comment Pension auto-enrolment: a warning from Norway UK employers should heed the lessons learnt by Norwegian companies when pensions autoenrolment was introduced there in 2006/07, according to... November 10, 2011 News Greater diversity on corporate boards may benefit financial performance UK fund manager Newton Investment Management has called for greater diversity on corporate boards, but is against the use of... November 10, 2011 News Next round of quantitative easing to add to pension woes The announcement of a second £75 billion round of quantitative easing (QE2) by the Bank of England has put further... November 10, 2011 News Baby boomers driving demand for higher dividends US corporations will hike dividends to meet the retirement income demands of the baby boom generation as it enters retirement... November 10, 2011 News UK pension system has good global standing Netherlands and Australia boast the best retirement income systems, but the UK’s has improved recently and is ranked 6th globally,... November 10, 2011 News