The Isle of Man (IoM) government has teamed up with industry experts to provide a one-stop-shop for employee benefits of international companies that have employees in various locations across the globe.

The government has brought together existing services and packaged them as an employee benefits solution, which includes pensions, as well as life insurance, captive insurance, accountancy services, banking, legal and trust services. The Island is home to a range of major global companies who can provide these services

ATP, Denmark's largest pension fund, saw returns of 4.2% in the first half the year after four out of five of the risk classes in its investment portfolio netted the fund a profit of DKK 11.7bn (€1.57)

A leading European pensions body has called for the development of an EU-wide Stewardship Code, which would encourage shareholder engagement and adherence to responsible investment principles on a ‘comply or explain’ basis

With over $17trn of pension assets exposed to longevity risk across Europe, UK and the US, governments and key stakeholders have been called upon to take action to help tackle risks

An increased focus on shareholder engagement and a likely boost in multi-asset and alternative investments were some of the key findings from a recent survey on the future of the European pensions and investment industry

The Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) has published a spreadsheet to support the QIS5 exercise relating to Solvency II

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has extended its reporting services to clients in the Netherlands to help pension fund clients address recently tightened risk management regulations in the country.

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is urging European Union policymakers to move ahead with reforms relating to over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, as the benefits will outweigh increased costs

The global economy will improve in the next year, predict fund managers, with the bearish sentiment that has long existed among investors beginning to ease, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) are in demand, with 23 per cent of all inflows in the European market attributed to these products in the first half of 2010, says iShares

Concerns over high sovereign debt coupled with the dramatic fall in BP’s share price have taken their toll on Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which returned -5.4% in the second quarter of 2010, pulled down by the decline in global equity markets. The result was in line with the return on the fund’s benchmark portfolio

Investment fund assets increased by 6.5 per cent to almost €17trn by the end of Q1 2010, according to statistics released by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)

DC assets in Europe look set to reach a figure of €2.5 trillion by 2014, opening up significant opportunities for fund managers who are prepared to create innovative and viable solutions for this market

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