Extreme weather driving commodities According to fund manager Schroders extreme weather conditions have driven commodity prices at the start of 2014, with the DJUBS... April 1, 2014 News LGPS reform proposals push passive investing, not mergers In its proposals for reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the government has proposed that investment in listed bonds... April 1, 2014 News University pension schemes funding levels improve The funding levels at university pension schemes, as measured by the FRS17 standard, has improved according to a survey of... April 1, 2014 News LPFA develops risk-based contributions approach The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has developed a new risk-based approach for setting employer contribution rates following the 2013... April 1, 2014 News Private equity, royalties and structured credit: a prescription for healthcare investing Growing medical demand and a new wave of industry innovation are creating exciting new investment prospects in the US healthcare... Avinash Amin Managing Director Siguler Guff April 1, 2014 Comment Asset pooling and the LGPS: spotlight on investment vehicle options In the light of London Council’s proposal to create a common investment vehicle for London Borough pensions, Robert Frazer and... Robert Frazer Head of Institutional Investor Group UK Northern Trust Aaron Overy Head of Business Development for Asset Pooling, Europe, Middle East & Africa Northern Trust April 1, 2014 Comment An alternative approach to investing in emerging markets Paul Cooper of Sarasin & Partners outlines the potential benefits of an equally-weighted approach to emerging market investing Investing in emerging... Paul Cooper Partner Sarasin & Partners LLP April 1, 2014 Comment Neuberger Berman launches EM debt fund Fund manager Neuberger Berman has launched an emerging market debt blend fund in Europe, following the success of its US-regulation... April 1, 2014 Round-Up Vietnam to drive ASEAN market growth in 2014 Fund manager Barings has predicted that Vietnamese growth will be behind a market recovery in South-East Asia in 2014. Barings said... April 1, 2014 News