Europe

Currencies can be extremely volatile, especially when major political events such as Brexit occur. This can  have a significant impact – negative or positive – on the value of investments. In a globally...

Market volatility since the outbreak of the global pandemic triggered wild variations in the value of defined contribution pension plans. The so-called global indicator of “fear” among investors - the CBOE VIX Index...

Aegon will retire both the Kames Capital and TKP Investment brands as it completes its rebrand.  This process saw it bring its various global businesses under a single operating structure in February...

One of the world’s largest pension funds, run by the Norwegian government, has excluded seven oil companies for causing “unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions”.  In addition it has also excluded five coal companies...

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mark Calnan as head of investments for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Calnan has 16 years’ experience with the firm, working across client facing, research,...

Despite widespread disruption caused by Covid-19, employee productivity remains remarkably resilient, according to new research. Willis Towers Watson found two-third of companies of the companies surveyed said the majority of their staff...

Axa Global Healthcare is making its international online doctor service available to all insured members in order to relieve pressure on many primary health services. The service was originally launched in November...

Aetna International has announced it will provide all their members with free access to its virtual GP service, vHealth, to help ensure continuous access to health care during the Covid-19 outbreak.  This...

The world’s fifth largest pension fund, Dutch-based ABP, increased its fossil fuel investments last year, according to research from environmental activists.  Analysis by four NGOs — including Greenpeace Netherlands and German NGO...

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...