MSCI launches the MSCI frontier markets 100 index Index and investment support provider MSCI has launched a new index for the frontier markets, the MSCI Frontier Markets 100... April 23, 2012 Round-Up Morgan Stanley alternative investment partners wins $1.3 billion Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) has won $72 million for its Morgan Stanley Private Markets Fund V (PMF V)... April 23, 2012 Round-Up Demand rises for assets held by illiquid hedge funds Gamma Finance, a specialist in alternative investments, is reporting growing demand, mainly from private equity investors and real asset specialists,... April 23, 2012 Round-Up Brics countries plan multi polar agenda At the recent BRICS annual summit in New Delhi, the BRICS signed an accord to promote intra-BRICS currency convertibility to... April 23, 2012 Round-Up Barclays optimistic on the big picture Investors should add to positions in developed equities and high yield credit and cut holdings expensive government bonds, according to... April 23, 2012 Round-Up TaxPayers’ Alliance report on public sector pensions criticised The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has claimed that local authorities across the UK had a combined pension deficit of £54 billion... April 23, 2012 News JLT manager search service proves its worth to Dorset Dorset County Pension Fund has used a new manager selection service to appoint Insight Investment for a £150 million inflation... April 23, 2012 News Bond investors advised to go global Institutional investors should go global when allocating to high yield bonds, according to Aviva Investors. Its comments came as it announced... April 23, 2012 News Resource scarcity and the efficiency revolution Resource scarcity is a topic of increasing concern to pension fund managers given the potential impact on their portfolios. Bruce... Bruce Jenkyn-Jones Managing Director, Listed Equities Impax Asset Management April 23, 2012 Comment Long-running income streams to beat the yield drought Return enhancing and liability matching (REaLM) assets tick many of the right boxes for schemes with long-term investment horizons, says... Phil Redding Managing Director – Institutional Business Development Aviva Investors April 23, 2012 Comment