The interest rate risk is the risk than an investment’s value will change due to a change in interest rates. Interest rate risk affects the value...
David Cameron has come under attack for slashing 80,000 pages of environmental guidance – a move that he claims will make it easier and cheaper for...
Norwegian pension fund and insurance firm Storebrand has announced it will be further reducing its exposure to the fossil fuel industry in a bid to ensure...
“Do the do-gooder ethical investment crowd have any sectors left to invest in?”, one tweeter pondered on Sunday. “No oil, banks, tobacco, alcohol, pharma?” Especially for them...
The Environment Agency is facing a furious backlash over its responses in flood-hit areas of the UK, as communities in England and Scotland have been warned...
Lloyds Banking Group has issued an apology after a computer glitch prohibited Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and TSB customers from using their debit cards. Millions...
Companies extracting shale gas should pay for the carbon dioxide and methane emissions that derive from the fracking process, according to a parliamentary adviser and lecturer....
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the important role private investors must play in transforming the global economy onto a low-carbon trajectory. Opening a World Economic...
As the world prepares for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a new scientific study has warned that future games may be threatened by increasing global...
Two submissions to the Law Commission on fiduciary duty say the law gives investment trustees the ability to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. However,...
