Liability surrogate assets recommended for current market conditions Russell Investments has advocated the use of assets which are liability surrogates in the place of traditional liability hedges, given... December 21, 2012 News Local authority pension funds among the backers for infrastructure platform Two of the largest local authority pension funds, Strathclyde Pension fund and West Midlands Pension Fund, are among the founding... December 21, 2012 News WTO membership invests Russia with more appeal Russia has finally joined the World Trade Organisation after 19 years of negotiations and lower trade barriers should help modernise... December 21, 2012 News Shareholder activism bringing changes to executive pay Increasing shareholder activism is having an effect on executive remuneration in the UK and elsewhere according to consultancy Mercer. This... December 21, 2012 News MSCI expands ESG research to cover fixed income Index and investment research provider MSCI has added fixed income to the coverage of its research into environmental, social and... December 21, 2012 News Funding deficits most important risk for pension funds Funding deficits resulting from the volatility of equities, and rising bond prices are the biggest and most important risks facing... December 21, 2012 News FTSE 100 scheme deficits reach £55 billion According to JLT Pension Capital Strategies, the total deficit of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has deteriorated a... December 21, 2012 News High yield bond funds showing big inflows Two high yield bond funds have announced significant inflows, as investors seek yield from fixed income allocations. The Baring High Yield... November 1, 2012 News PPF looks to widen range of investments The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), which now manages £12 billion in assets, has appointed 10 new specialist fixed income managers... November 1, 2012 News New report outlines fees paid by institutional investors CAMRADATA Analytical Services has calculated and published the average fees paid by institutional investors across a range of asset classes... November 1, 2012 News