AXA IM

Insurers are expected to "dramatically increase" exposure to a wider range of asset classes in the next five years, according to research from ING Investment Management (ING IM).

Hymans Robertson has launched a defined contribution (DC) offering called Guided Outcomes (GO), which focuses on retirement income replacement rates rather than pot size.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Herschel Pant as UK and European consultant relations manager.

Schemes are increasingly looking to "midfield assets" to match liabilities with higher yields, Axa Investment Management says.

The £1.2bn Cornwall Council Pension Fund has appointed Invesco Perpetual to manage its £50m diversified grown mandate.

M&G's real estate investment arm PRUPIM has completed the freehold purchase of Heathrow Terminal 5's Hilton hotel.

Cornwall Pension Fund has selected AXA Investment Managers to manage a £50 million LDI mandate.

The Retail Prices Index should not be brought in line with the Consumer Prices Index, AXA Investment Managers has argued, ahead of a decision by the Office for National Statistics later this week.

Dimensional has unveiled a managed defined contribution proposition that targets an agreed inflation-protected retirement income for savers.

Axa Investment Management has urged the Financial Services Authority to strengthen LIBOR standards rather than scrapping the rate altogether and risk damaging pension schemes.