Investment industry welcomes infrastructure tax break The UK investment industry has welcomed the government’s exemption from withholding tax for interest on private placements, saying it could... December 1, 2014 News Bank of England to investigate risks posed by stranded assets Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has written to the Environmental Audit Committee at Parliament regarding unburnable carbon, or fossil... December 1, 2014 News Standard Life makes new move in commercial real estate Standard Life Investments has announced the launch of a new commercial real estate lending fund, designed for institutional investors seeking... December 1, 2014 Round-Up Are alternatives for everyone? New research by Aberdeen Asset Management confirms that pension schemes are investing in an increasingly wide range of asset classes... December 1, 2014 Focus Latest US employment statistics send positive message The very strong November non-farm payroll figures from the US, a key economic indicator for the US economy, have been... December 1, 2014 News Mayor calls for single local authority fund for infrastructure investing London mayor, Boris Johnson, said public sector pension funds should be merged in order to create a single fund to... December 1, 2014 News UBS Global Asset Management broadens ETF range UBS Global Asset Management has listed three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the London Stock Exchange offering medium-duration exposure to US... December 1, 2014 Round-Up Concern over DB schemes’ ability to meet GMP deadline A survey of pension professionals has found that 49% believe that most defined benefit (DB) schemes will miss the April... December 1, 2014 News Housing association secures finance from M&G The Christian Action Housing Association, based in Enfield, has borrowed £50 million from M&G Investments in a long term financing... December 1, 2014 News Impact investing – a more effective way of doing good Christopher Head from BlackRock discusses the conventional ways that ethical investing is undertaken, outlines the shortcomings of these approaches, and... Christopher Head Head of UK Local Authorities, Institutional Client Business BlackRock December 1, 2014 Focus