EUROPE - The €750bn (US$970bn) European rescue package is a positive short-term fix, but does not provide the structural changes needed to make pension funds and other investors fully comfortable with European sovereign credit, asset managers said.
EUROPE - The €750bn (£642bn) European rescue package is a positive short-term fix, but does not provide the structural changes needed to make pension funds and other investors fully comfortable with European sovereign credit, asset managers say.
Lack of political policy on personal finance sustainability so far has been ‘inexcusable', Fidelity International says.
Fidelity has launched an employer financed retirement benefit scheme (EFRBS).
GLOBAL - Despite closure after closure of defined benefit pension funds around the world, some investment managers think hybrid versions of these schemes will continue to emerge.
After a tumultuous decade in investment, Raquel Pichardo-Allison and Giovanni Legorano speak to industry experts about what the next 10 years hold for investment practices
GLOBAL - A strong majority of global pension fund investors believe active managers have the ability to deliver alpha, a new survey by Pyramis Global Advisors found.
CHINA - Anthony Bolton will return to funds management and has committed to at least two years running Fidelity's new China fund.
JONATHAN STAPLETON speaks to Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) pensions communication and policy manager TERESA BERKENGOFF about its pension quality mark, member communication and an innovative financial awareness programme it is launching for employees....
Communication is a big beneficiary of the relentless advance of technology. Spicing up the pensions message with user-friendly technology is vital to engage the attention of an apathetic workforce, says Christine Senior