BlackRock’s Cole: Reasons for cautious optimism
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies led to continued market volatility throughout March. Developed market equity falls in March meant that at the end of the quarter they had...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies led to continued market volatility throughout March. Developed market equity falls in March meant that at the end of the quarter they had...
The Treasury has released a consultation on the proposed timings for the effective replacement of the Retail Price Index, a move which will impact many pension schemes. This announcement came just ahead...
The fund management industry is failing on gender diversity, according to a new global report. Investment analysts Morningstar found that the proportion of women managing mutual funds has not increased at all...
Advisory firm HUB Financial Solutions found retired households with the lowest income received the lowest level of benefits, raising concerns that many cash-strapped pensioners may not be checking their entitlements to additional...
The asset manager AllianceBernstein is collaborating with leading scientists to develop new research on climate risk and investment performance. This research project will be run from Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Scientific experts...
Legal & General Investment Managers voted against a record number of global companies in 2018, according to its latest annual Active Ownership report. This report sets out details of LGIM’s stewardship and...
The number of companies disclosing information about their workplace practices — and that of their supply chains — has doubled this year, thanks to co-ordinated action by ShareAction. Ninety global companies, including...
Government employment figure published today shows a record number of over-50s now in the workforce. The figure show that were 10.6m over 50s in the workplace, equivalent to one in three of...
UK companies are not expected to have their credit rating downgraded, after a recent high court ruling on equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs). Credit ratings agency Moody’s says it expects there would...
UK stock markets could fall by 25 per cent following a no-deal disorderly Brexit, according to research by MSCI, the global index-provider. This stress-test has been applied to test the potential market...