The research by ShareAction found six out of nine auto-enrolment pension providers fail to take a stand on weapons investment, while seven providers are lax on tax avoidance, despite societal concerns. The...
The Environmental Audit Committee’s findings from its green finance enquiry, which found that pension scheme trustees’ fiduciary duty is often misinterpreted as a duty to maximise short-term returns, has also criticised the FCA’s reluctance...
Next month the Department for Work and Pensions will outline tentative plans on the best way for UK pension schemes to consider “social impact” factors when making investment decisions. The publication –...
Any exposure to gold may seem alien to an advised portfolio. The metal pays no income and distributes no earnings. Gold does so little, in fact, that it doesn’t even rust. Yet...
Wide variations in performance, risk, charges and attitude to environmental, social and governance factors are making life increasingly complicated for workplace advisers recommending schemes. As the DC market evolves, the range of...
The provider is backing the resolution filed by Dutch investor group Follow This and UK responsible investment charity ShareAction which asks Shell to set greenhouse gas intensity targets. Nest is not a...
Designed for institutional and retail investors, including charity clients, the Newton Sustainable Sterling Bond Fund is co-managed by Howard Cunningham and Scott Freedman. It follows the launch of the Newton Sustainable Real Return Fund in April...
Willis spent over 11 years at KPMG where he was a director and head of investment strategy, responsible for overseeing all investment research across the UK team as well as being a...
The digital financial advice proposition will be delivered through the Mercer Jelf Financial Planning chartered financial planning team. The partnership initially launches with an automated DB transfer robo-paraplanner, designed and developed by...
SLA says LBG cannot rely on a right to terminate its agreement with them on grounds of competition between the two entities because, it argues, they are not in material competition with...
