Investment

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has welcomed the UK government's plans for reforms to Solvency II regulation, but has recommended an alternative approach to the fundamental spread methodology.

The number of FTSE 350 defined contribution (DC) schemes that have incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their default investment funds has increased by almost half since last year.

A new interactive guide has been launched to provide pension funds with the tools needed to ensure their investments are not driving deforestation worldwide.

Fossil fuel gas and nuclear power will be included in the EU Taxonomy rules for sustainable investment activities following a vote by the European Parliament.

Michael Sher discusses key climate metrics and how to use them effectively to reduce climate change

Neil Mitchell examines the structures behind the governance of the climate commons through a social network analysis

Nicky Witras provides an overview of attitudes to cryptocurrencies in different countries, and explains why institutional investors have been slow to invest in this asset class

Richard Hartigan sets out a mechanism through which parties exposed to climate change may hedge their risk using greenhouse gas forwards

Sze Won Tan and Kin Hoe Lee explain the innovative insurance solution they proposed for the problem of flood damage to crops, which won the SCI ASEAN Green Research Hackathon

A coalition of investors managing £6trn in assets has called for the introduction of mandatory health and sustainability reporting standards for UK food companies.