All articles by Sally Hickey – Page 2
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NewsBT sets 5-year carbon goal, Islington updates net zero targets
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including new decarbonisation targets from the £57.5bn BT Pension Scheme, an update to the £1.4bn London Borough of Islington Pension Fund’s responsible investment policy, and the Financial Conduct Authority’s delay to plans for sustainable investment labels.
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NewsFCA supports regulation of ESG ratings
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has expressed its support for the regulation of environmental, social and governance data and ratings agencies after consulting the industry.
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NewsBank of England raises interest rates to 1.25%
On the go: The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the fifth time in a row to 1.25 per cent.
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NewsFCA and TPR rule out new pension saving regulations
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator do not plan on introducing any new regulations to help people when saving into a pension.
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NewsLifetime allowance punishes disciplined savers, PensionBee says
On the go: The lifetime allowance should be scrapped as it penalises disciplined savers, the chief executive of PensionBee has said.
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NewsAegon invests £3bn in ESG range, NPT shifts to sustainable strategy
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with Aegon investing £3bn of its default funds in ESG, and the National Pension Trust shifting its default arrangement towards a green strategy.
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NewsTreasury aims new climate transition task force at companies
On the go: The Treasury has created a task force to develop a “gold standard” for UK companies’ climate transition plans.
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NewsInflation hits 30-year high of 7%
On the go: UK inflation hit a new high of 7 per cent in March, as the cost of living crisis continues.
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NewsScottish Widows to divest £1.5bn from tobacco stocks
On the go: Scottish Widows has said it will divest from any company that derives more than 10 per cent of its revenue from tobacco, in an expansion to its exclusions policy.
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NewsIndustry split on auto-enrolment reform timetable
On the go: Experts are split on whether increasing auto-enrolment contributions to 12 per cent can be achieved by the end of the decade.
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NewsInflation hits 30-year high of 6.2%
On the go: Inflation hit another record in February, piling the pressure on the chancellor to address the soaring cost of living in his Spring Statement on March 23.
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NewsGovt pledges to honour triple lock for rest of this parliament
On the go: The state pension triple lock will be honoured for the remainder of this parliament, Thérèse Coffey has said.
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NewsPensions market remains far from transparent, FCA says
On the go: The pensions market remains one of the least transparent, according to the head of pensions policy at the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsPension providers call for personalised advice rules
On the go: Pension providers have called on MPs to change advice rules to allow them to offer more personalised guidance.
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NewsOmbudsman requests more info on state pension changes from DWP
On the go: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is waiting for the Department for Work and Pensions to send evidence relating to the communication of changes to the women’s state pension age.
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NewsGovt called to improve pensions advice and guidance gap
On the go: A think tank has called on the government and regulators to improve the nation’s pensions knowledge, after a study highlighted the significant gap in the take-up of guidance and advice.
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NewsAJ Bell warns 850,000 savers risk sleepwalking into bond crash
On the go: Investors approaching retirement should look closely at their pension plans after a type of fund popular with pension holders saw its value crash in recent months, AJ Bell has warned.
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NewsInflation rises to 30-year high of 5.5%
On the go: Inflation in the UK has reached its highest level since March 1992 as the cost of living continues to rise.
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NewsConservative peer calls for sustainable investing tax breaks
On the go: A conservative peer has called on the government to introduce a swathe of tax breaks and initiatives to encourage sustainable investing.
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NewsFRC receives more Stewardship Code applications than expected
On the go: The Financial Reporting Council says it has received significantly more applications than expected for the second round of its UK Stewardship Code.
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