Archive

  • Actuaries give cautious welcome to Whitehall's private assets push

    12 July 2023

    Chancellor of Exchequer wants institutions to buy more into unlisted companies

  • Scottish Widows puts asset managers' voting records under the microscope

    11 July 2023

    Warning that it will "take action" where managers fail to adhere to voting guidelines, as it publishes its 2022 stewardship report

  • UK government unveils reforms to prod insurers towards private assets

    11 July 2023

    Six UK insurers sign up to Chancellor of Exchequer's investment aspirations

  • Chart of the Week - The MA's £482bn 'capital gift' to UK lifers (and their CIOs)

    21 April 2023

    UK infrastructure, gilts and credit on the GA menu for most lifers' MA portfolios

  • BlackRock, abrdn and Schroders pick up Scottish Widows environmental outsourcing gigs

    30 March 2023

    Including Environmental Solutions fund and three new Paris-aligned regional equities funds

  • Scottish Widows expects to invest "billions more" after SII reforms

    08 December 2022

    CIO Craig Thornton says next stage is identifying suitable investment opportunities

  • Global insurers sign up to PRI Advance initiative

    02 December 2022

    A collaborative stewardship initiative on social issues and human rights

  • Scottish Widows is first investor in BlackRock Global Corporate ESG Insights Bond fund

    12 October 2022

    Contributing £500m to the fund

  • Lifers could be hit hardest by climate change, Bank of England stress tests find

    24 May 2022

    Bank of England climate stress test finds insurers could see a 15% asset value drop without action on climate change

  • Expect breaches of solvency in Bank of England climate stress tests, Fitch warns

    24 May 2022

    Matching adjustment users risk ratio reductions if property for ERMs devalues