European Research and Consultancy services consist of the WM Company legacy business. It provides regular, topical analyses which focus on trends and performance within the UK pension fund market. These articles appeal to a broad range of clients including fund owners, investment managers and consultants. Some examples of recent articles include:

• A comparison of active and passive management in developed equity markets;
• Meeting targets through active management: what does active management deliver?
• Pension funds’ usage of alternative investments: exposures, returns and risks
• Investment evaluation: implications in the brave new world

For more information about SSIA European Research please contact Alastair MacDougall on +44 (0)131 315 5525 or email alastair.macdougall@statestreet.com.

European consultancy is delivered by a team of highly experienced investment professionals. Their services include acting as an independent trustee, bespoke asset and performance consultancy on fund structures, benchmarks and targets and total fund evaluation.

For more information about SSIA European Consultancy please contact David Cullinan at +44 (0)131 315 5350 or email david.cullinan@statestreet.com.