Warnings sounded over EIOPA stress tests for pension funds The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has revealed the results of its first stress test for occupational pension... February 1, 2016 News Aberdeen acquires Albert Dock development Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired the commercial element of the Albert Dock development for £42.75 million, giving an initial yield of... February 1, 2016 Round-Up Shifting down – coming to terms with a changing economy and slowing productivity Subitha Subramaniam of Sarasin & Partners LLP notes the global slowdown in productivity which is occurring despite technological advances: this... Subitha Subramaniam Chief Economist Sarasin & Partners LLP February 1, 2016 Comment More than a nominal victory Abenomics has rescued Japan from two decades of deflation, and the implications for the economy and investors could be far... Simon Cox Managing Director and Investment Strategist BNY Mellon Investment Management, Asia Pacific Miyuki Kashima Head of Japanese Equity Investment Division BNY Mellon Asset Management Japan February 1, 2016 Comment Northern funds in talks with LPFA and Lancashire over pooling Three major northern local authority funds, the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, the Merseyside Pension Fund and the West Yorkshire Pension... February 1, 2016 News Schroder picks up 55 Bishopsgate, London Schroder Real Estate has bought 55 Bishopsgate, a prime, freehold, multi-let building in the City of London for £187.5 million, which... February 1, 2016 Round-Up I like this place Richard Green of Venn Partners looks at the reasons behind the growth of the private rented sector in the UK... Richard Green Partner Venn Partners February 1, 2016 Comment Investors worried about increasing asset correlations Institutional investors globally are concerned about high levels of correlation between traditional asset classes, according to a survey from Natixis... February 1, 2016 News Hedge fund cites market conditions for closure The $1.5 billion Nevsky Capital hedge fund, which had a successful 21-year track record, has cited various factors, including difficult market... February 1, 2016 News Risk is not a number! Toby Nangle and Moira Gorman of Columbia Threadneedle Investments warn of the danger of over-reliance on statistical models when calculating... Toby Nangle Global Co-Head of Multi Asset & Head of Asset Allocation, EMEA Columbia Threadneedle Investments Moira Gorman Client Director, LGPS Columbia Threadneedle Investments February 1, 2016 Focus