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UK institutional investors have more than £1trn exposed to climate risks, with around half facing serious threats to the valuations of their portfolios.

Half of the world's 40 largest listed oil and gas companies face production declines of 50% or more by 2030 if they are to align with global climate targets, new analysis has found.

Assets under management (AUM) at the world’s top 300 pension funds increased by 11.5% to a total of $21.7trn (£15.8trn) last year, despite numerous challenges caused by COVID-19.

The number of deaths recorded in England and Wales in recent weeks has continued to rise above 2019 levels, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has raised concerns around new reforms to social care funding in the UK, and temporarily scrapping the pensions triple lock.

Jonathan Khanlian outlines how the machine learning technique of reinforcement learning can be viewed from an actuarial perspective

Trevor Williams gives an economist’s view of carbon taxation

James Dyke talks to Travis Elsum about the hidden pitfalls of net-zero policies and the need for more academic activism

David Hunter explains why a multi-manager approach is best when investing in the nascent renewable energy sector

Louise Pryor, Colin Dutkiewicz and Krishna Kumar Shrestha reflect on the ICAT’s recent R number hackathon, and what it means for the profession’s future skillset and role in society.