The People’s Pension will invest in a new “adaptive cap” index, designed to limit investment in the world’s largest companies. In most market capitalisation weighted indices, much of the invested money can...
ShareAction, the environmental campaign group, has launched a new digital platform to educate and engage pension savers as to how their retirement savings are invested. One of the key aims fo this...
Almost one in two savers (42 per cent) are worried that their pension funds will fall as a result of Brexit, according to new research. In contrast just 4 per cent of...
The world’s fifth largest pension fund, Dutch-based ABP, increased its fossil fuel investments last year, according to research from environmental activists. Analysis by four NGOs — including Greenpeace Netherlands and German NGO...
Mifid II changes to disclosure and funding of research through bundled commissions have already saved UK equity investors £70m in 6 months and will ultimately save them £1bn over five years, the...
Taking on more risk, embracing ESG and illiquids and achieving lower charges through scale could increase retirement pots by 16 per cent over a saver’s lifetime, according to a new report by...
One day you have the security of a steady job and a regular income, the next you have no clients, no routine and no money coming in. This was the choice made by...
Global wealth managers the deVere Group is to expand its corporate business across Europe, by offering financial advice as part of an employee benefit programme. The advisory firm is best known for...
The issue of pension scheme governance has risen up the policy agenda dramatically in recent years driven primarily by the establishment and expansion of auto-enrolment. The extra scrutiny involved has seen both the...
From the start of October 2019, trustees overseeing auto-enrolment defined contribution schemes will be obliged, by law, to give due consideration to a greater number of factors that may impact the performance...
