If advisers were asked to name those investment strategies which have been “on trend” over the past five years, then factor-based investing would almost certainly feature. Asset management groups have been serving up...
Two new studies have shown there continues to be an increase in assets flowing into ‘sustainable’ portfolios, which are managed using environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles alongside traditional financial metrics. In...
SPONSORED CONTENT When the $1 trillion Norwegian government sovereign fund lost almost a quarter of its value in the financial crisis, it turned not to passive managers but to factor funds. The...
Nest has announced its third private credit mandate to a new fund manager, appointing BNP Paribas Asset Management to source diversified global loans. Nest plans to commit around £500m across its private...
The gap between the worst and best-performing workplace pensions has widened, according to the latest quarterly figures from the Corporate Adviser Pension Average (CAPA) index. This data shows the 1.6 million-member Now:...
Legal & General Pathway funds will now take into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk factors as part of its stock selection process. As well as making these funds more sustainable,...
Collective defined contributions schemes could be opened up as an option for master trusts, if the new Pension Schemes Bill becomes law. The Department of Work and Pensions has given further details...
The Woodford Equity Income fund is to be wound-up, with its beleagured manager, Neil Woodford, effectively sacked as manager. Link Asset Services, which runs the fund on Woodford’s behalf, made the decision....
A Pensions Schemes Bill has been included in the Queen’s Speech today, which lays out the legislative plans for the forthcoming parliamentary session. This bill includes legislation to enable the pensions dashboard...
The ‘S’ in environmental, social and governance (ESG) is complex to implement in investment strategies, particularly in relation to companies that pay little tax because they tend to be the most profitable,...
