Economy

Against the government’s rallying cries to get back to the office, businesses are reinventing the way their employees work. While there are health and wellbeing challenges, models such as remote and hybrid working...

Mercer is expanding its sustainable investment team in order to meet growing client demand for investment solutions that take into account the risks of climate change and other ESG factors. As part...

Hymans Robertson has joined the impact investment community Pensions for Purpose.   The pension and financial services consultants say membership is part of its ongoing commitment to responsible investment as it continues its...

It isn’t just pension and investment advisers that need to get to grips with the complex regulatory requirements around climate change and corporate social responsibility. Those working in the group risk and healthcare...

It has been clear for many years that our domestic pension and long-term institutional assets have not been investing as much as they should and could in more diversified sources of return...

The prime minister and chancellor have challenged UK pension schemes to back Britain’s “entrepreneurial spirit” by increasing investment into new green technology and unlisted research start-ups. In a letter to institutions published...

The pandemic has been incredibly sexist. Globally the recession, wrought by Covid-19, has ruthlessly targeted women - women who shouldered the burden of caring through reduced hours, women who found their jobs...

Arthur J Gallagher has confirmed that a deal to buy Willis Towers Watson’s retail brokerage operation and reinsurance assets will not go ahead, following the termination of the Aon and WTW merger...

The proposed $30bn merger of Aon and Willis Towers Watson has collapsed following intervention by the US Department of Justice. The two parties have terminated an agreement that would have created the...

The mortality rate fell to a record low during the second quarter of 2021 according to the latest Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) figures. The CMI, an independent body under the Institute and...