M&G

Jenny Cosgrave investigates where schemes go from here

M&G has launched a fund facilitating loans to UK social housing associations with an initial £200m capital from clients.

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on Inflation.

Schemes will remain locked into safe but unspectacular UK commercial property returns until the end of 2011 due to worsening global market conditions, a report concludes.

M&G Investments fund managers have started moving their portfolios away from investment grade towards high yield for the first time since 2009 due to extra yield prospects.

Prudential saw a first-half boost in sales thanks largely to a 20% jump in corporate pensions new business, but inflows at the group's investment business fell sharply.

Ben Jones examines whether long-term property leases can be used to hedge inflation risk.

This month includes panelists from L&G, BNP Paribas, M&G and Aviva Investors.

An increase in interest rates by the end of the year will creating opportunities for schemes in floating rate assets such as European loans, an asset manager says.

The Institutional Investor Committee has confirmed the membership of its newly-formed Advisory Council.