Mercer has appointed Niall Alexander as its new senior DC investment consultant. Alexander, who joins from River and Mercantile Solutions, will advise clients on strategic investment issues. In this role he will...
Investment consultants and pension advisers need to commit to “Paris-aligned” net-zero advice when recommending workplace pensions, products and services, according to Make My Money Matter CEO Tony Burdon. CLICK TO VIEW ALL...
Asset managers need to look at a wide range of emerging issues alongside climate change in order to develop an effective ESG strategy. CLICK TO VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE...
There are concerns that many pension schemes are still failing to ‘engage meaningfully’ with regulations designed to address climate risk and ESG factors. These comments were made my Lauren Wilkinson a senior...
The UK pensions industry needs to do more to engage consumer on ESG issues and reduce associated jargon, says Gareth Trainer head of unit linked invetsment solutions at Standard Life. CLICK TO...
The UK is leading the way on ESG-driven legislation within the pension industry, according to minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman. CLICK TO VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE...
Two thirds of savers (63 per cent) want pension companies to be more “environmentally transparent” about where their money is being invested. This research by Aviva shows that more than half of consumer...
The UK is ranked sixth out of 15 countries for the transparency of its pension scheme disclosures, according to the first ever Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. Topping this new benchmark was Canada,...
There has been significant improvement towards gender diversity on the board of financial companies despite the Covid pandemic, with seven out of 10 companies on track, or meeting targets on this issue. This...
Fast-growing Sipp technology provider Gaudi is launching a white-labelled pension drawdown product targeting fintechs, advisers, stockbrokers and platforms. The provider has been offering Sipp technology and FCA-regulated wrappers for 10 years and...
