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Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.

We expect the global economy and financial markets to transition from intense near-term pain to gradual healing over the next six to 12 months. However, there is the risk if not the likelihood of an uneven recovery, with significant setbacks along the way and some permanent damage.

History teaches that epidemics tend to have short-term effects on economies and markets, but great uncertainty remains about the coronavirus.

The £46bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed PIMCO as the core manager for its multi-asset credit fund.

In an increasingly protectionist world, plagued by escalating trade tensions, the export-focused German economy is clearly suffering. We look ahead and explore the investment implications of a weaker German economy.

Given the modest size of the UK IG corporate bond market, we believe a globally-focused and actively managed IG corporate portfolio and a careful portfolio construction can help UK DB schemes.

As monetary policy seems almost exhausted, could fiscal easing kick-start growth and take us out of the low rate, low growth environment that we have been in for 10 years?

Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.

Six asset managers have been praised for their "exceptional transparency" in reporting transaction costs and charges to clients including pension schemes.