The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has fallen for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies as the country prepares to go to the polls on December 12.
Investors sold short-term euro bonds and flocked to equities and other risky assets throughout October, as long-term funds saw inflows of €37.1 billion, according to Morningstar data.
French asset managers could finally topple banks and insurers to crack the domestic retail investment market. Multi-asset, thematic funds and derivatives are the main tools for the job, finds Nick Fitzpatrick.
Over half of professional investors expect their risk appetite to grow over the next year, whilst views on the outlook for the global economy remain mixed.
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has appointed Margaret Ammon as chief risk officer.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is placing greater due diligence requirements on asset managers that invest in illiquid assets regulated under the UK’s ‘Nurs’ regime.
With Amazon fires burning at an unprecedented rate, investors should analyse their holding companies for deforestation risk policies, says BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM).
The Luxembourg government has laid down draft legislation to enact the second EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2017/952 (ATAD 2) into domestic law.
Evidence for poor responsible investment factors among companies, and a link to a higher risk of default in their corporate bonds, has been strengthened, academics claim.
Stock markets have rallied since 2012 but more recent fears of impending recession have caused investors to buy lower-risk high quality companies.
