Investment

London CIV — the not-for-profit investment pool for London’s Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) — has appointed Aoifinn Devitt as its new chief investment officer.  Devitt has advised LGPS pension schemes since...

The former CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown, Chris Hill, will join Quilter in March as a non-executive director.  The appointment was made via a stock exchange announcement. In his new role at Quilter,...

What is meant by a Just Transition? When we talk about sustainable development, or the journey to net zero, the focus is invariably on the future. We want to ensure that actions...

Women who divorce are missing out on tens of thousands of pensions assets because their legal settlement ignores retirement savings, research from Stowe Family Law has shown. A survey of 400 women...

The FTSE 100 celebrates its 40th birthday tomorrow (Jan 3) - but returns over this period have lagged behind a number of other major stock market indices, after slower growth over the...

At Scottish Widows, we are proud of our signatory status to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) 2020 Stewardship Code. Our approach supports our climate action plan designed within the Paris Aligned Investment...

Natixis Investment Managers has promoted Nathalie Bricker to the newly created role of deputy CEO.  She will report into the new CEO of the business, Philippe Setbon — who took on this...

Stakeholders from across the pensions industry and beyond have collaborated on a Guide to Net Zero Pathways for pension schemes seeking to reduce their carbon footprint in a sustainable manner, published this...

Half of large financial firms have yet to publicly disclose net zero targets, while one third of them would fail the new sustainability disclosure requirements, due to come into force at the...

Aegon UK has broadened its sustainability commitments by signing the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge.  This global initiative brings together financial institutions from 25 countries that are committed and contribute through their investments...