ESG

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...

Pension firms and asset managers could face restrictions on how they use terms like “green”, “sustainable” or “ESG” when naming and marketing funds and investments under new FCA rules, designed to a...

The global economy is “significantly behind schedule” when it comes to meeting 2050 net zero goals, according to new research from a leading asset management. However, despite this bleak assessment, BNY Mellon...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a series of HSBC advertisements, saying they made “misleading” environmental claims. This is the first time the regulator has ruled against a bank for misrepresenting its...

Growth in renewable energy projects in the US could be hit by extreme weather risk, making it hard to get insurance for these schemes. The latest market insights report, by GCube Insurance...