The latest news in brief and mandates from the past week. : Nest has invited tenders for an actively managed global investment grade corporate bond fund. It is looking to diversify its portfolio through the mandate, which will be added to its existing range of ‘building blocks’ funds that make up the schemes Nest Retirement Date Funds, as well as some alternative fund choices. It said it is looking for a fund manager that has “a high quality repeatable investment process, a robust risk management framework and who considers environmental, social and governance factors”.