Global

Private medical insurer UnitedHealth Group has expressed its shock and sadness at the shooting of its CEO Brian Thompson in New York last night.  Thompson (pictured) was shot dead yesterday morning outside...

Schroders investment experts explain what is driving volatility and stock market falls. Global stock markets have seen volatility in recent days with steep falls for major indices. The MSCI All-Country World Index...

Actuaries are calling for more realistic climate risk assessments which should include the ‘risk of ruin’ — the point past which global society can no longer adapt to climate change. A report...

The PRI has made two senior appointments to its executive c-suite team.  Rose Easton has been appointed as chief RI ecosystems officer for the  UK, Europe and India, Middle East & Africa,...

Global leaders and business chiefs were warned that the rate at which society is ageing is rapidly increasing, with 2.1bn people set to be aged 60 or over by 2050.  This is...

Corporate advisers are being warned they could face an influx of queries from multinational clients after the collapse of the international PMI provider Global Benefits Group. The group, which covers health, life,...

IFM Investors — the private markets investment manager owned by a number of Australian pension funds —  has appointed Rekha Misra to be its global head of product strategy and innovation. Misra...

The UK Government has pledged almost £500m of climate finance aid to developing countries at the 'Finance Day' at COP28 today. It says this is part of a wider £1.6bn climate aid...

Legal and General Investment Management is launching a new range of ESG sovereign bond funds. The first will be the Emerging Markets Government Bond Local Currency Index Fund - will be part of...

Large asset owners are confident in their portfolios’ resilience, despite market uncertainty with more targeting higher infrastructure and private debt and equity allocations. This is the more upbeat picture form Mercer’s latest global...