Profits might be rising in the renewable energy sector, but this asset class is also looking more risky for investors, according to new research. EDHECinfra, which provides research on infrastructure investing, has...
The Association of British Insurers aims to “transform the sector” with its new diversity, equity and inclusion blueprint, which it hopes will help attract people into the industry from a far wider...
European asset managers have a lower carbon footprint than their US counterparts according to new research from MSCI. However the research, which looks at the carbon emissions of the assets under management...
Standard Life has completed the £15bn transfer of its DC default assets into more sustainable investment strategies. This means that 1.5m of its workplace pension savers are now invested in a sustainable...
Six out of the 10 largest DC pension providers have yet to publish 2025 emission reduction targets, seen as a key part of hitting net zero targets. This was one of the...
Green campaign group, Make My Money Matter has joined criticism of HSBC for ploughing money into fossil fuels and other polluting activities within its ‘sustainable finance’ investments. The bank has committed to...
There is widespread ignorance and confusion about common acronyms used across the pension industry, with just 2 per cent of UK adults knowing what ‘ESG’ stood for. Recent research showed that three...
Now Pensions has become one of the first master trusts to publish its Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report. This mandatory report, covering the period 1 October 2021 to 31...
From real consolidation of master trusts (not simply conglomerating, with existing cost structures), to bringing global knowledge to the UK market, handling cyber security out of the box and scaling from zero...
A third of members are now calling for workplace defaults to offer investment options with positive ESG impacts, according to the latest DC master trust report by Hymans Robertson. Although many default...
