The Covid-crisis is likely to accelerate the implementation of ESG investment strategies within DC pensions. This was one of the main conclusions of a panel debate on this topic Corporate Adviser’s recent...
The asset management industry is still significantly underpricing ESG risk, and pension providers need to take a more practical approach to addressing this issue. These were the main points made by Nathan...
The Covid crisis will have an impact on the way asset managers and investors approach stewardship issues. Talking at Corporate Adviser’s online Sustainable Pensions conference, Leon Kamhi, the head of responsibility at...
The State Pension could rise by 21.3 per cent over the next two years if the UK economy recovers rapidly once the Covid-19 lockdown ends. New analysis by AJ Bell shows government...
UK pension ‘superfunds’ should be created to invest in green infrastructure to help the nation’s post-Covid economic recovery, according to a leading think tank. The Social Market Foundation says public money should...
Aviva Investors has appointed Andy Seed to the newly created role of head of DC solutions. In this new role Seed will help develop the company’s offering in the DC market, and...
The Covid crisis has caused widespread disruption to people’s retirement plans, with one in five now aiming to work for longer. This survey, by Aegon found 18 per cent of the general...
Infrastructure, high-yield and emerging market debt and private equity are the three asset classes that can best replace the income that income-seeking investors have been deriving from dwindling dividends, according to a...
The number of Covid-19 scams is rising, with losses arising from these frauds now topping £5m. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that there have been over 2,000 cases reported since...
JP Morgan has expanded its global sustainable investing team with four new appointments. Carlos Varela has been appointed global strategist for sustainable investing after 22 years with JPMAM. He was most recently head...
