Chris Flood

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

ESG investing

UK regulator takes aim at index providers over greenwashing

Financial Conduct Authority criticises ‘widespread failings’ in ESG benchmarks

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023

Fund management

Credit crisis surges to top of investors’ list of worries

Bank of America fund manager survey shows inflation is no longer seen as biggest risk to markets

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023

Credit Suisse Group AG

Tens of thousands of jobs at risk after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

Domestic Swiss business and investment bank set to bear brunt of cuts

Friday, 17 March, 2023

ExplainerUK Budget

Tax-free pension changes: what they mean for you

FT Money’s analysis of chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s surprise Budget announcement

Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

UK Budget

Wealth managers prepare for pension client rush

Changes to tax allowances simplify retirement saving, say industry experts

Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

UK Budget

Hunt to raise UK tax-free pension allowances to discourage early retirement

Analyst warns chancellor’s Budget moves aimed at encouraging doctors back to work risks making ‘other rich people richer’

Sunday, 12 March, 2023

Climate change

UK pension funds threaten to vote against BP and Shell directors over climate targets

USS and Border to Coast’s plan follows companies backtracking on emissions targets

Friday, 10 March, 2023

UK Budget

Help for R&D among chancellor’s Budget pledges

Hunt set to restore relief to companies which can prove they are spending large amounts on research

Friday, 10 March, 2023

News in-depthPensions industry

Corporate rush to offload pensions adds to pressure on UK equities

Funds sell stocks and lock in higher bond yields to make DB plans more attractive to insurers

Wednesday, 1 March, 2023

Financial Advice

Vanguard closes UK financial advice arm after less than two years

Asset manager failed to generate enough business to retirement support service

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023

Vanguard Group Inc

Vanguard chief defends decision to pull asset manager out of climate alliance

Champion of low-cost trackers warns against expecting superior returns from ESG funds and alternative strategies

Tuesday, 14 February, 2023

Asset allocation

China reopening bets now a ‘crowded trade’, fund managers warn

Investor shift into Chinese and emerging market equities highlighted in widely watched Bank of America survey

Sunday, 12 February, 2023

ESG investing

UK fund manager Osmosis wins $4.5bn green transition investment mandate

Contract awarded by Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds PGB is one of the biggest ESG mandates

Tuesday, 7 February, 2023

Pensions industry

UK regulators failed to spot threat from pension scheme borrowing, says Lords report

Calls for greater oversight of LDI strategies after last year’s turmoil in gilt markets

Monday, 6 February, 2023

Pensions industry

Pension schemes advised to sell LDI funds after gilt chaos

Investment advisers have cut ratings on funds run by BlackRock and other managers

Friday, 3 February, 2023

Fund management

UK asset managers suffer record outflows in 2022

Retail investors withdraw more than £25bn

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023

Adani Group

Jupiter at odds with rivals over involvement in Adani share sale

Asset manager is the only UK-listed fund group to back the transaction after short seller allegations

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

ETF HubLatest news on ETFs

BlackRock pushes to attract more retail investors to ETFs

World’s largest asset manager offers new ETFs savings plans with neobroker Bux

Thursday, 26 January, 2023

Vanguard Group Inc

Vanguard’s net inflows fall by half to $151bn

New business drops but world’s second-largest asset manager weathers market storm

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Pensions industry

UK pension schemes search out forestry investments

Nest and Cushon schemes with £26bn under management look to put funds into trees as a growth area

Monday, 23 January, 2023

Exchange traded funds

‘Breakout’ ETF provider Pacer’s assets race past $20bn

Flagship COWZ fund AUM surged to $10.3bn at the end of 2022 from $1.3bn at the start of the year

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

European equities

Investors slash bets on US stocks as they seek returns in Europe and EM

Big fund managers take biggest ‘underweight’ position in Wall Street equities since 2005

Thursday, 12 January, 2023

Fund management

Baillie Gifford admits ‘humbling year’ after $14bn loss on Tesla and Shopify

Manager of flagship fund acknowledges ‘mistake’ in assuming that changes to consumer habits during pandemic would last

Monday, 9 January, 2023

Equities

Fall in tech stocks in 2022 helps fuel recovery for short sellers

Last year produced aggregate profits of $300bn, with tech stocks providing much of the boost

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