Economy

As the world begins to open up for business again, the international medical insurance (IPMI) sector is watching to see how the pandemic will affect appetite for overseas assignments. After adapting cover to...

Rising inflation could create problems for DB schemes who have discretion to award inflation-linked increases. Aon points out that with inflation rising sharply granting higher payments could add £8bn of liabilities across...

Standard Life has now switched 87,000 members savings through its master trust default, into a new sustainable default option. This is the first stage of its process to transfer all its existing...

 A report published in October last year exposed a worrying link between pension schemes and climate change.The research, conducted by Make My Money Matter, an organisation which describes itself as a ‘people-powered...

Changes to the IR35 rules in April 2021 have clearly resulted in some self-employed workers joining company payrolls. But overall, the numbers of contractors, freelancers and other ‘non-traditional workers’ have been skyrocketing....

Prices rose by 7 per cent a year in March, according to the latest CPI inflation figures released from the Office of National Statistics this morning. This is the highest inflation rate...

Global and UK ESG funds have underperformed over the past 12 months, according to new data, although new regulation is expected to continue to drive money into this sector. Figures from AJ Bell...

Almost six out of 10 pension savers want their scheme to slash its exposure to fossil fuels, provided it does not impact performance, according to new research. The survey by LGIM —...

Schroders has completed its acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Greencoat Capital — an investment manager specialising in the renewable infrastructure market. As a result it will become part of...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought into the spotlight the ‘Social’ category of ESG and in particular consumers’ preferences and impact investing.  The West’s response to the events in the Ukraine...