Royal Bank of Scotland

This month the panellists discuss the quality and quantity of stock we can expect banks to bring to market, yield compression in secondary properties, REITs, and the progression of ESG policies

The UK gilt market has already priced in interest rates being held at 0.5% for an extended period, analysts at Deutsche Bank say.

Plunging gilt yields currently rocking scheme funding levels could accelerate the number of final salary schemes shutting down to existing members, a pension analyst predicts.

UK/US - UK pension funds will recoup £1.4bn ($2.2bn)in US class action lawsuits following losses suffered at the peak of the financial crisis, a report reveals.

The part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has cut its pension costs by £144m compared with the first half of last year.

FTSE100 companies dramatically upped pension contributions last year to a record £17.5bn, data from LCP reveals.

UK/NETHERLANDS - Royal Bank of Scotland is nearing a deal to sell its European private equity portfolio to Alpinvest, a Dutch private equity fund owned by pension investors APG and PGGM, a person close to matter said.

Pension funds are joining other institutional investors in grabbing an increasing share of secondary hedge fund market, as David Walker reports

Pension funds are joining other institutional investors in grabbing an increasing share of secondary hedge fund market, as David Walker reports

Giovanni Legorano investigates the increasing trend for US law firms to seek security class action business in western Europe