Pension default fund returns rank 20th out of 27 different investor types over 10 years, with returns lower than the return from the average global passive fund, according to research from AJ...
Standard Life is to start switching its existing workplace default funds into more sustainable investment strategies. This process, which will phased in over 2022, will see changes made to the pension funds...
The effects of climate change are becoming more palpable, and various stakeholders – including non-governmental organisations, investors, and communities – are increasingly turning towards climate litigation. Consequently, the number of climate change-related...
With the approval of several Covid-19 vaccines and the implementation of vaccination programmes around the world, economies began to fire up again after a year in the doldrums. This has meant capital...
Schroders is buying a majority shareholding in the renewable infrastructure manager, Greencoat Capital. Greencoat Capital has £6.7bn of assets under management and is one of the largest renewable infrastructure managers in Europe....
LGT, the family-owned private bank and asset manager, has secured one of the largest direct-air carbon capture agreements in a bid to offset its emissions. LGT has signed a 10-year carbon removal...
Most workplace pension savers want their default fund to be an ESG one, according to new research. Almost one in two savers (46 per cent) say these funds should look at sustainability...
Nest and UBS Asset Management have divested from five energy companies due to their lack of engagement around climate change. The largest is Exxon Mobil, with the four other companies being Imperial...
Over half of people surveyed say they are unaware of or do not understand the terms 'responsible investment,' 'sustainable investment,' or ‘ESG investing,’ according to research from Aegon. Aegon surveyed 10,000 people...
GaiaLens has launched a new ESG scoring analytics platform for portfolios and stocks. GaiaLens' ESG analytics platform collects and scores unstructured, third-party data as well as more traditional self-reported data across all...
