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Global assets under management top $100trn for first time

Global assets under management top $100trn for first time

Assets under management (AUM) at the world’s 500 largest asset managers exceeded $100trn (£76.8trn) for the first time last year – totalling $104.4trn.
26th October 2020
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Asset managers failing to consider gender diversity

Asset managers failing to consider gender diversity

Less than half of asset managers around the world consider gender diversity when researching potential investments, despite recognising its importance within their own firms.
21st October 2020
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Netherlands tops global pension ranking

Netherlands tops global pension ranking

The Netherlands has topped a global ranking of pension systems covering almost two-thirds of the world’s population, with the UK languishing in fifteenth place.
21st October 2020
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Blockchain 'tipping point' forecast in 2025

Blockchain 'tipping point' forecast in 2025

Blockchain technologies will reach a tipping point in 2025 and be adopted at scale across the global economy, boosting GDP by nearly $2trn (£1.5trn) over the next decade, forecasts by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) suggest.
14th October 2020
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Investors report growing ESG engagement

Investors report growing ESG engagement

A growing number of investment firms are incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics into their decision-making worldwide, an annual survey by Russell Investments has uncovered.
12th October 2020
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Employer health care costs to rise by 8% in 2021

Employer health care costs to rise by 8% in 2021

Employer-sponsored health care benefit costs are expected to increase by more than 8% around the globe next year, a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has found.
9th October 2020
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Science-based climate targets unveiled for financial services

Science-based climate targets unveiled for financial services

Insurers, banks and institutional investors worldwide can now validate their climate goals through the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for the first time.
7th October 2020
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Investors fail to act on deforestation pledge

Investors fail to act on deforestation pledge

The overwhelming majority of institutional investors that signed a UN agreement to help halt deforestation last year have failed to take sufficient action themselves.
7th October 2020
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Risk experts expect cyber attacks to rise following COVID-19 crisis

Risk experts expect cyber attacks to rise following COVID-19 crisis

The overwhelming majority of risk professionals worldwide expect the frequency and severity of cyber attacks to increase as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
25th September 2020
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COVID-19 triggers huge technology investment

COVID-19 triggers huge technology investment

The COVID-19 crisis has triggered one of the biggest global surges in technology investment ever seen, according to research published today by KPMG.
22nd September 2020
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