Our head-to-head discussion with two prominent pension schemes in the UK reveals problems with investment benchmarks that came to light...

Low-volatility equity strategies eschew growth to offer downside protection. But Nick Fitzpatrick finds the forfeit might not be so great...

Overheating emerging market economies are exporting inflation to the rest of the world. But as investors' inflation expectations rise, so...

The regulatory emphasis that has been placed on the oversight of the manager since the beginning of the financial crisis,...

Now that the industry has largely accepted the benefit of automating cross-border orders, efforts are focusing on standardisation in processes....

Nicholas Pratt looks at an initiative to trade investment funds on Germany's stock exchange that could bring down costs associated...

Cross-border fund mergers were mooted as a means to consolidate smaller funds, but how viable is this process? Nicholas Pratt...

Empirical tests would surely show that pension funds using risk management tools would have superior results. But the reality is...

The looming implementation of the Aifm (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) Directive and the passporting opportunities afforded by new Ucits IV...

Institutional investors increasingly regard emerging markets as strategic investments, not tactical ones, according to a new report from Schroders' head...