Europe’s quantitative easing looking generally positive for investors Asset managers and economists have been impressed by the size of the €1.1 trillion quantitative easing (QE) announced by the... February 1, 2015 News NAPF & PMI end merger talks The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) and the Pensions management Institute (PMI) have announced that they have ended discussions... February 1, 2015 News Baring sees boost from lower oil prices Baring Asset Management said the fall in oil prices will give the US consumer a $200 billion boost in disposable... February 1, 2015 Round-Up Is there a place for LDI strategies in local government pension schemes? Funding levels for local authority pension funds are highly sensitive to factors including interest rates and inflation. Paul Myles of... Paul Myles Director – Institutional Business F&C Investments February 1, 2015 Focus