The attractiveness of Chinese equities should not overshadow the critical need for investors to adopt global diversification in their portfolios, an independent financial advisory organisation has warned.
A global initiative backed by investors responsible for $23trn (£17trn) in assets has warned that less than a quarter of the world's largest transport companies have emission reduction plans aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Institutional investors should consider greater allocations to China to benefit from long-term opportunities and help manage their risk, analysis by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) suggests.
Investors with over $9trn (£6.8trn) in assets under management have called on Europe's largest companies to reflect the implications of delivering the Paris Agreement in their financial statements.
A new solution has been launched today to help institutional investors align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement's aim of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Pension schemes, insurance companies, asset managers and banks will all be forced to disclose their financial exposure to climate change by 2025 under new rules unveiled by the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.
More than half of defined contribution (DC) pension savers in the UK do not believe they are on track to live the kind of lifestyle they want in retirement, a survey by BlackRock has uncovered.
The number of organisations that have expressed support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has increased by 85% over the last year.
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.
Less than half of asset managers around the world consider gender diversity when researching potential investments, despite recognising its importance within their own firms.
