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Fifty companies have signed up to Make My Money Matter’s new green pension charter, which is calling for a net zero pensions industry.  Signatories to this new charter include IKEA, Octopus Group,...

There has been a mixed response to the unveiling of Standard Life Aberdeen's new corporate brand: Abrdn.  Announcing the new name, chief executive Stephen Bird described it as a “modern, agile and...

Willis Towers Watson is the latest financial provider to commit to a net zero target by 2050. The company said that as part of this commitment it plans at least a 50...

Climate risk is a key concern for savers, but less than one in five people say they are currently using their money to invest in greener funds, according to new research. Aegon...

The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a new three-year strategy. This network of international investors says this latest is part of its 10-year blueprint to encourage more responsible investment...

Tesla’s announcement in a SEC filing on Monday 8 February 2021 that it had bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin - described by some as digital gold - was quickly followed by...

Mercer has committed to a 2050 net zero target for all of its discretionary investment portfolios across  UK, Europe and Asia, as well as the majority of its multi-client, multi-asset fund domiciled...

Aviva Investors has launched a new climate transition fund onto its workplace pension scheme platforms.  This fund — Climate Transition Global Equity Fund —is an actively managed fund. This is the second Aviva...

Pension trustees should be getting to grips with climate change risk, regardless of the size of their schemes warned panellists at the Corporate Adviser ESG Forum earlier this month. CLICK TO VIEW ALL...

The way we live and work has been completely transformed since this time last year. Social restrictions have forced people to quickly adapt to unprecedented ways of living and working. As a...