European pension funds feel the sting of negative rates Institutional investors across Europe are reviewing their bond portfolios as negative interest rates reduce income and the ability of funds... June 1, 2016 News China a bigger risk to global economy than Brexit A severe slowdown in China is a bigger danger for the global economy than the UK’s departure from the European... June 1, 2016 News AXA IM launches new CLO fund AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched a new fund investing in mezzanine debt tranches of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs),... June 1, 2016 Round-Up AXA IM and BlackRock sell 6 Bevis Marks for £220 million AXA Investment Managers and BlackRock Real Estate have announced the sale of 6 Bevis Marks, a trophy office development in... June 1, 2016 Round-Up Balancing act Sinead Colton of Mellon Capital Management explains how Managing portfolio volatility does not need to be done entirely at the... Sinead Colton Managing Director, Head of Investment Strategy Mellon Capital Management June 1, 2016 Focus UNISON calls for LGPS debate after 100,000 sign petition The trade union UNISON has called for a debate in parliament over the future of the local government pension scheme... June 1, 2016 News