Investment

The Church of England (CoE) Pensions Board has appointed MSCI ESG Research to help it filter out investments in high interest rate lenders, tobacco, pornography, gambling and weapons.

Mortality rates in England and Wales were higher than expected in 2013 as the number of deaths registered exceeded 500,000 for the first time in five years.

Stranded carbon assets, poor staff management and concerns over working conditions pose significant financial risks to companies, Standard Life Investments (SLI) warns.

Japan's Nikkei has dropped another 2.5% overnight as equity markets move further into the red following a fresh tapering announcement from the US Federal Reserve.

A series of shock rate hikes have failed to prevent a fresh sell-off in emerging market currencies, with developed market equities including the FTSE 100 also caught in the storm.

Rachel Dalton explores a report on schemes’ lack of appetite for the asset class

The AMNT’s Bill Trythall on the latest Law Commission consultation

Rachel Dalton on UK schemes' lack of appetite for PE

Emerging markets (EM) continue to deliver good returns to pension funds but investors need to be more selective about which countries they choose, Capital Group says.

Production and exploration companies are the best ways to access the shale and gas investment market, according to Investec.