The British Business Bank is launching a series of funds that will offer defined contribution (DC) pension schemes access to UK and overseas venture capital investments. The bank will establish an investment...
The number of asset managers hiring dedicated stewardship and engagement staff has plummeted over the past year as labour markets have tightened,. Research conducted by Redington found that just over a third...
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said a Labour government will implement significant interventions into the pensions market to boost investments in UK PLC. HEAR LABOUR’S STEPHEN TIMMS AND BRITISH BUSINESS BANK CIO...
Listed companies are on course to generate enough emissions to breach the limit that would keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C by April 2026, MSCI Sustainability Institute has warned. Public listed...
There is little debate about the fact the pension industry needs to rethink its approach to retirement if it is to improve member outcomes. It is now eight years since pension freedom...
Funding retirement is an infinitely complex challenge riddled with uncertainty, yet the pensions industry offers cumbersome, static solutions that do not meet the fluid needs of individuals. That was one of the...
The absence of any mention of a Pensions Bill in the final King's Speech of this parliament has been met with disappointment across the industry, with attention now turning to the chancellor's...
Legal and General Investment Management is launching a new range of ESG sovereign bond funds. The first will be the Emerging Markets Government Bond Local Currency Index Fund - will be part of...
Aon has promoted Julie Page to be the CEO of Europe, Middle East and Africa region — which will now also includes the UK. Page was already the CEO of the Aon...
With echoes of St Augustine of Hippo, current government and regulatory thinking on giving the FCA full oversight of pension and investment consultants, appears to be a case of ‘let them be...
