Alternatives

The Kingfisher Pension Scheme has awarded a multi-alternatives mandate to LGT Capital Partners.

Most agree that diversifying funds is beneficial, but where should managers turn? Lynn Strongin-Dodds looks at the alternatives.

Defined contribution default strategies within FTSE100 and FTSE250 firms have not diversified away from pure equity exposure, Schroders research says.

Local authority funds have called for an independent platform or ‘clearing house' on which they could access local investment opportunities, a Smith Institute study says.

Aberdeen Asset Management has renamed its £24bn alternatives business as Aberdeen Solutions to better encompass its multi-asset offering.

Solvency II could push insurers into alternative assets as firms search for a high yield, according to a BlackRock poll.

UK pension fund assets have grown by 8% a year over the last decade and at $2.4trn (£1.5trn) are now worth more than country's gross domestic product, research finds.

The use of alternative assets by pension funds grew by 16% in 2010 to $952bn (£596bn), according to research by Towers Watson.

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The Pension Protection Fund has appointed a further nine asset managers to provide credit investments for the fund.