Concerns over market volatility and retirement have risen during Covid-19, making them the two issues clients are most likely to raise with financial advisers, according to research from Standard Life. Two-thirds of...
A new steering group has been launched by pension funds and investment managers to improve the way the industry conducts stewardship. The steering group is a joint initiative between the Investment Association...
Transaction costs will remain excluded from the charge cap and administration charges will be banned for pots under £100, the Government has confirmed. Its Review of the Default Fund Charge Cap and...
Millions of people risk running out of money in retirement as a result of pension freedoms according to new research. An ongoing study undertaken by The People’s Pension and asset manager State...
IFA firm deVere Group is offering free advice to clients on socially responsible investing, with the aim of shifting $1bn into investment that also take into account companies' environmental, social and governance...
HRH The Prince of Wales has joined forces with HSBC, Lombard Odier and Mirova to form a new Natural Capital Investment Alliance, under his Sustainable Markets Initiative. This aims to accelerate the...
HSBC is being pressed to publish its plans to transition itself into a net zero bank by 2050 through a resolution from fifteen institutional investors with a combined US$ 2.4 trillion in...
The Government has announced a major expansion of its dormant assets scheme in a bid to boost economic recovery as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This expansion will help communities unlock...
Asset managers including BlackRock and Vanguard have been criticised for their voting record on racial equity, workforce issues, pay disparities, and civil rights issues in the US in a new shareholder activism...
Hymans Robertson predicts it will be another “jam-packed” year for the DC pensions market, with a renewed focus on responsible investment and ESG strategies. Head of DC consulting Mark Jaffray says: “In...
