Schroders

Natasha Browne looks at what the Bank of England’s latest message means for scheme investment

Schroders has boosted its UK strategic solutions team with the appointment of Rosalind Mann who will join the team of six.

Fixed income managers have cautioned the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to backtrack on its forward guidance measures as it has been too pessimistic over the state of the UK economy.

Schroders has increased its institutional assets under management (AUM) by 13% helped by the purchase of US manager STW, its interim results show.

Taha Lokhandwala asks whether pension funds should increase holdings in banks as some show signs of recovery

Natasha Browne analyses Bank of England governor Mark Carney’s first move and its impact on gilt yields

Jonathan Stapleton looks the effect rising bond yields are having on schemes

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the tough job of searching for investment returns

Schroders has launched a de-risking service for smaller-sized schemes and focussing on increasing funding level protection.

Hymans Robertson has launched a defined contribution (DC) offering called Guided Outcomes (GO), which focuses on retirement income replacement rates rather than pot size.