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Less than half of asset managers around the world consider gender diversity when researching potential investments, despite recognising its importance within their own firms.

Just Group has become the first company in the UK's insurance sector to issue a green bond, raising £250m for investment in green infrastructure.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and 32 of its members have signed up to Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter to help improve opportunities for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) colleagues.

Matthew Edwards and Matt Fletcher report on behalf of the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group on the data and model risks in trying to make sense of the pandemic

Governments cannot divorce social security from public health responses to coronavirus, says the COVID-19 Action Taskforce Social Security group

Guy Thomas considers how policymaker interventions in the housing market could affect the value of no negative equity guarantees

Paul Fulcher and Sihong Zhu explore the history of the ‘prudent person principle’ and its relevance to the Prudential Regulation Authority’s expectations today

Kartina Tahir Thomson talks about the charitable activities the IFoA Foundation is supporting

James Orr discusses how the ability to influence is fundamental to career success and requires management of unconscious bias

Gamblers could tell us a lot about how risk-seeking people view insurance, argues Adeetya Tantia