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The world’s largest asset managers voted against environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposals by shareholders more often in 2022 than in the previous year, according to analysis.

Financial institutions are still making huge investments in fossil fuels, despite signing a major international pledge to achieve net zero.

Nearly 40% of chief executives think their companies will “not be economically viable” in a decade unless they transform their operations, according to a major survey unveiled in line with the annual Davos meeting.

The number of corporate insolvencies in England and Wales last month was 76% higher than before the pandemic.

The government’s overhaul of insurance rules has increased the risk of corporate failures that will ultimately impact on public finances, MPs have been told.

A future financial crisis caused by stranded fossil fuel assets will lead to millions of job losses across the world and leave the UK economy in tatters, a study warns.

In a major reform to the pension system, the French government is proposing to raise the legal retirement age by two years to 64 by 2030.

The number of deaths in England and Wales last year was the highest it has been since 1993 (excluding the pandemic).

The jobs market in the UK’s insurance sector is booming, according to the latest research.

The cost-of-living crisis poses the biggest threat to the global economy, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).