Hermes

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US/UK - The recent initial public offering announcement by Apollo is a boon to the private equity industry, as it will help "demystify" the market, said Alan MacKay, chief executive of Hermes GPE.

The European Union must forge stronger links with institutional investors to achieve its low carbon economy goals, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says.

Here they are - the winners of the Global Pensions Awards 2011.

With more pension funds looking to invest in commodities in a bid to diversify away from equities, Mark Goode talks to experts about potential investment opportunities, and how emerging markets are fuelling growth

Sebastian Cheek talks to Tony Broccardo, chief investment officer of the Barclays UK Retirement Fund, about the success of its Oak Pensions Asset Management spin-off

Fund manager Hermes has appointed Simon Cartwright and Jill Renwick as directors in its institutional business development team.

Russell Investments; Mercer; Aviva Investors; Hermes; BlackRock; Aegon UK; Newport Group; Xafinity Consulting; ETF Securities.

The UK private pension system is "not fit for purpose" and "hugely inefficient", research by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce finds.

Alternative investments selected by skilled active managers can provide sources of alpha, but are not de-correlated to other asset classes, Hermes says.