The Government has been challenged to demonstrate the extent to which it has encouraged pension trustees to ensure their investments manage climate risk and comply with treaties on human rights. Speaking in...
All areas of workplace protection have grown in 2022, with the biggest growth seen in the group PMI market, up 10.9 per cent amongst providers sharing consecutive years’ data, according to figures from...
Fidelity International is the latest workplace pension provide to partner with Tumelo — giving members an opportunity to express views on key ESG issues at upcoming company votes. The tool — known as...
Nature degradation and the loss of biodiversity are among the greatest threats facing our planet, our society and our economy. Biodiversity supports all systems of life on Earth. It encompasses all species,...
XPS Pensions Group is the latest advisory services firm to sign up to the Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI). The NZICI set out a series of commitments for member firms, aimed...
The European Commission is proposing new regulation for ESG ratings and data providers, a move which have been welcomed by the fund management industry. These regulations are designed to address a lack...
Aegon UK has published its ‘climate roadmap’ setting out the company’s plans to reduce the carbon footprint of its investments. This will start with its workplace default funds and include short-term emission...
Institutional Shareholder Services’s ESG arm has launched a new range of passive indices based around biodiversity. These new products are likely to appeal to many institutional investors, including pension funds that increasingly...
Twenty five members of the Net Zero Asset Managers’ Initiative (NZAMI) are potentially misleading clients, according to a green think tank —by having more than $365bn (£295bn) invested in 15 of the...
Hundreds of ETF funds have been downgraded from Article 9 to Article 8 after the EU introduced new rules on classifying sustainable investment funds. This reclassification followed the introduction of 'level 2’...
