Investment

The National Pension Trust is launching a new sustainable default strategy. This shift to its default strategy will affect around 44,000 members invested in this master trust. In total around £978m of...

Global and UK ESG funds have underperformed over the past 12 months, according to new data, although new regulation is expected to continue to drive money into this sector. Figures from AJ Bell...

Almost six out of 10 pension savers want their scheme to slash its exposure to fossil fuels, provided it does not impact performance, according to new research. The survey by LGIM —...

Schroders has completed its acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Greencoat Capital — an investment manager specialising in the renewable infrastructure market. As a result it will become part of...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought into the spotlight the ‘Social’ category of ESG and in particular consumers’ preferences and impact investing.  The West’s response to the events in the Ukraine...

Almost half of all pension funds, insurers and institutional investors holding Russian assets have taken steps to remove these from portfolios, following its invasion of Ukraine. A snap poll of over 418 institutional...

Pension consultants have predicted that £100bn of DC assets will be invested into infrastructure by the end of the decade, as larger pension funds look to diversify their holdings and meet net...

Foster Denovo Group has received a £100m funding injection from Crestline Investors to fund its acquisition and growth strategy in the UK. As a result of the deal, Crestline now owns a...

The democratisation of investment through shareholder activism runs the risk of raising obstacles for professionals structuring optimal portfolios for members, advisers have warned. Speaking at a Corporate Adviser round table on ESG...

Scottish Widows adds another £1.5bn in divestments as part of a new update to its exclusions policy, which includes a landmark pledge to divest from tobacco companies. This additional divestment is in...