Capital markets – where will 2022 take us?
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...
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Helga Viegas: Captive opportunity missed
Nobody can deny the global employee benefits market is changing. Trends that were already underway before the Covid-19 pandemic, such as remote and flexible working and digital healthcare are now largely the...
Levelling up through pooling
Priorities have shifted as a result of the pandemic, with employers’ and employees’ expectations changing significantly. For large multinationals, this has meant a rethink on benefit strategies and global solutions, such as...
John Deegan profile: Benefits for a force for change
As a global player in the health and benefits industry, Mercer Marsh Benefits has had a frontline view of the impact the Covid pandemic has had on businesses across the world — and...
Howden buys Aston Lark
Howden, the global insurance firm, is buying Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, sees Aston Lark join A-Plan Group and...
Corporate Adviser Summit 2021: Biggest fall in bond returns for 40 years
During 2021 there has been the largest drawdown in total returns on long-dated US treasury bonds in the last 40 years. Talking to the Corporate Adviser Summit, Aviva Investors head of investment...
Funds over-egging ‘green’ credentials could spark next mis-selling scandal
A ‘gold rush’ of new funds being marketed on the back of their ESG credentials could pave the way for a new mis-selling scandal if some providers over-hype their environmental impact. A...
Ian Abbott: ISO 31030 Travel Risk Management – The new benchmark for business travel
What is ISO 31030? It is derived from the well-established ISO 31000 (2018) Risk Management Standard, bringing it into the travel industry to create the first globally recognised Travel Risk framework that...
Senior WTW director joins Howden to drive benefits and wellbeing business
Mark Ramsook, senior director and sales leader for GB and Western Europe has joined Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing as Director of Global Employee Benefits Development for Europe and Latin America. Ramsook...
Increased sales of electric vehicles help slow long-term temperature trends: Schroders
The long-term increase in temperature the world is on course for has now fallen for three consecutive quarters as carbon prices and the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase according...
