Investors thought it was all over. But it's not.

The latest National Association of Pension Funds gathering in Edinburgh found three or four hundred industry veterans in astonishingly good spirits, considering their frankly dire predicament.

UK - The latest National Association of Pension Funds gathering in Edinburgh found three or four hundred industry veterans in astonishingly good spirits, considering their frankly dire predicament.

Pension funds are natural buyers of infrastructure assets and funds but they are being presented with product which does not meet their specific needs, BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management says.

UK - Pension funds are natural buyers of infrastructure assets and funds but they are being presented with products which do not meet their specific needs, BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management said.

The UK's Debt Management Office realises there is strong demand from institutional investors for index linked and long dated gilt issues but is obliged to balance issuance with the unit's statutory obligation to ensure a transparent and predictable auction...

Pre-election fever is taking hold. Last Friday, the City spent much of the day consumed by rumours that the government was about to announce the date of the election, given the latest political news and economic numbers.

The spring thaw is imminent, and after the freezing winter shocks of debt, debt and a little more debt, there are signs that investor risk appetite is warming up again. A frequently heard phrase is "You can't sit in cash forever, you have to do something."...

Caroline Allen speaks to Club Vita about how the life expectancy of scheme members is changing and the implications this has for investment strategies.

The European Life Settlement Association has hit out at a surprise call from the American Council of Life Insurers for policymakers to ban the securitisation of life settlements but the two trade bodies will back a joint roadshow in February to discuss...