The winners of Investment Week’s Sustainable Investment Awards 2016 have been announced [finalists]. To see the article and results visit Investment Week. Award for Innovation (Funds...
A survey by Morgan Stanley and Bloomberg found that of all the asset manager polles, two-thirds would pursue sustainable investing, with 64% believing its adoption will continue...
Over 4,00 funds will now be accessible at the touch of a button as an investment service for charities goes live. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)...
WHEB Asset Management, a London-based investment manager, has become the latest to sign up to the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition. “Asset managers and financial markets increasingly realise that...
UK pensions funds and asset management companies potentially have up to £37 billion invested in ‘land grabs’ worldwide, according to a report published by Friends of...
More than 160 British businesses have been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, with leading sustainable investor Impax one of only 13 firms to be...
The boards of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Investment Management Association (IMA) have agreed in principle to merge their investment activities, the organisations...
Friends Life has announced that Schroders will assume responsibility for £12.2 billion Friend Life’s multi asset and equity portfolios, replacing Friend Life’s current provider F&C Asset...
Wealth manager Rathbone Brothers has acquired private client businesses from Jupiter Asset Management and Tilney Asset Management, boosting its assets under management. Rathbone will pay £43.1...
Scotland-based Standard Life has bought Ignis Asset Management for £390 million. It was announced earlier this week that talks were occurring between the two firms. The...
Edinburgh-based pensions and insurance firm Standard Life has confirmed that it is in talks to buy Ignis Asset Management from rival firm Phoenix Group Holdings. Ignis...
Responsible investment “continues to gather momentum globally”, driven by investor values, risk management and the introduction of stronger codes and standards, according to asset management business...
The chairman of the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has said the government-owned bank should eventually be owned by the private sector. Speaking at the National...
The asset management industry must create “positive social impact” and become a “force for good” in the coming years, according to a report from consultancy giant...
F&C, one of London City’s oldest investment firms, has agreed to an all-cash £708 million takeover from Canadian Bank BMO Global Asset Management. The firm announced...