Investment

Eoin Murray, Head of Investment at the international business of Federated Hermes takes a trip down memory lane and into the future with ESG….

Jim Cielinski, Global Head of Fixed Income, assesses the rise in bond yields and whether markets are justified in their inflation concerns.

Climate change demands innovation. This leads to investment opportunities that will turn the tide.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) trustee board has laid out answers to thorny questions posed by its employer representative regarding its ongoing sustainability struggles.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest ESG and climate news from across the industry.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has refused a request by UK university employers to review the assumptions for its 2020 valuation which calculated a funding shortfall of almost £18bn.

Aviva has announced the launch of an actively managed equity fund it says will invest in the shares of companies across the globe that are actively responding to climate change.

Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) defined contribution (DC) pensions business has set out its framework to reach net zero across all auto-enrolment (AE) default investment options and the L&G Master Trust by 2050.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published guidance on advising defined benefit (DB) transfers and has reiterated its stance that it is best savers do not transfer out of DB schemes.

Demand in the bulk annuity market is expected to remain high driving total deals to around £30bn this year in line with 2020 results, according to Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).