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...
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the state pension age will have to increase in the UK, and may be subject to future means-testing. This report highlights specific financial challenges facing...
In this Budget speech Philip Hammond announced that he would be raising both the personal allowance, and this higher rate tax threshold in April 2019, a year earlier than the Conservative party...
The letter - signed by Bupa’s chief executive Alex Perry, Axa PPP’s chief executive Keith Gibbs, Aviva chief executive of global health Mark Noble and Vitality UK chief executive Neville Koopowitz -...
Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders have joined forced to create a new wealth management group. This joint venture allows Lloyds to access Schroders investment management expertise, while giving the fund manager access...
Pensioners will receive an above average increase to the state pension in April. This follows the announcement by the Office of National Statistics that inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index)...
