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Spring Budget 2021: Industry reacts to Sunak's 'fiscal ice age'

Spring Budget 2021: Industry reacts to Sunak's 'fiscal ice age'

Personal tax thresholds and LTA frozen

Industry
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: Sunak adds £65bn of support as OBR cuts growth forecast

Spring Budget 2021: Sunak adds £65bn of support as OBR cuts growth forecast

Chancellor promises 'whatever it takes'

Economics
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: Chancellor hikes corporation tax to 25% from 2023

Spring Budget 2021: Chancellor hikes corporation tax to 25% from 2023

Personal thresholds remain frozen

Industry
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: Sunak freezes lifetime allowance for pensions contributions

Industry
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: Furlough scheme extended until September

Industry
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: DWP to backdate £3bn in state pension underpayments to women

Industry
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: Self-employment grants extended to September

Economics
03 March 2021

Spring Budget 2021: Sunak extends stamp duty holiday to end of June

Industry
03 March 2021

Lord Hill review: FCA urged to approach listings shake-up with caution

Equities
03 March 2021

Square Mile downgrades three M&G funds in latest ratings reshuffle

Managed funds
03 March 2021

Invesco launches China all shares ETF

ETFs
03 March 2021

Investment Week digital edition - 1 March 2021

Investment
01 March 2021

ESG ratings: Bringing transparency or just greenwashing?

ESG
02 March 2021

BNP Paribas AM names Michael Herskovich global head of stewardship

ESG
03 March 2021

Market Movers Blog: Budget - 'Fiscal firepower' to be accompanied by tax rises

Markets
03 March 2021

London to modernise its listing rules as attractiveness stumbles

Markets
03 March 2021

Managing great expectations: Patient but determined approach to corporate ESG reform will win the race

ESG
02 March 2021

Trendlines

Global markets in 2020

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Lord Hill review: FCA urged to approach listings shake-up with caution

Invesco launches China all shares ETF

London to modernise its listing rules as attractiveness stumbles

Market Movers Blog: Budget - 'Fiscal firepower' to be accompanied by tax rises

Investment people moves

BNP Paribas AM names Michael Herskovich global head of stewardship

Goldman Sachs AM names global head of sustainability and impact

Canada Life hires Polar Capital's Kemp as Asia-Pacific equity manager

Aegon UK hires ex-Royal London investment solutions head for new role

Sustainable and ESG investing

Spring Budget 2021: Sunak pledges to put green investment at heart of economic recovery

Sustainable Investment Special Report: How should investors approach China 'at start of ESG journey'?

BNP Paribas AM names Michael Herskovich global head of stewardship

Managing great expectations: Patient but determined approach to corporate ESG reform will win the race

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Editor's Picks

A recipe for disaster? 'Coiled spring' bond market falls 'just the beginning', experts warn

A recipe for disaster? 'Coiled spring' bond market falls 'just the beginning', experts warn

Bonds
01 March 2021

Mark Mobius: Why 'the US may regret' hostility towards Chinese tech

Mark Mobius: Why 'the US may regret' hostility towards Chinese tech

Funds
01 March 2021

Long Term Asset Fund lawyer urges the FCA: 'Do not rush this'

Long Term Asset Fund lawyer urges the FCA: 'Do not rush this'

Funds
01 March 2021

Opinion

Net gains from a net zero economy: Growing investment and innovation all positive signs for the planet

Michael Langguth

Net gains from a net zero economy: Growing investment and innovation all positive signs for the planet

The post-Covid work-life balancing act: How will companies create the new normal of flexible working?

Alex Hoctor-Duncan

The post-Covid work-life balancing act: How will companies create the new normal of flexible working?

From zeroes to heroes? How banks hold the key to rescuing the economy and pushing the ESG agenda

From zeroes to heroes? How banks hold the key to rescuing the economy and pushing the ESG agenda

Resistance is futile: Investors must embrace ESG regulations and the opportunities they provide

Camilla Ritchie

Resistance is futile: Investors must embrace ESG regulations and the opportunities they provide

Big tech is failing on ESG: Why corporates must do more to tackle social inequality and drive meaningful change

Kasper Elmgreen

Big tech is failing on ESG: Why corporates must do more to tackle social inequality and drive meaningful change

A lesson in impact investing: Achieving measurable impact in India through education

Praveen Jagwani

A lesson in impact investing: Achieving measurable impact in India through education

The Big Interview

Mark Mobius: Why 'the US may regret' hostility towards Chinese tech

Marlborough's Chand Lall: We're not an ethical fund by mandate, but that doesn't stop us having ethics

Marlborough's Chand Lall: We're not an ethical fund by mandate, but that doesn't stop us having ethics

Investment Conundrums: Dimensional's Plecha on why fixed income is 'as effective now as it has ever been'

Investment Conundrums: Dimensional's Plecha on why fixed income is 'as effective now as it has ever been'

Sustainable Investment: Federated Hermes' Kamhi on sustainable wealth creation and where the industry needs to move quicker

Sustainable Investment: Federated Hermes' Kamhi on sustainable wealth creation and where the industry needs to move quicker

Specialist Investment Awards winner's interview: First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF

Specialist Investment Awards winner's interview: First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF

Analysis

A recipe for disaster? 'Coiled spring' bond market falls 'just the beginning', experts warn

A recipe for disaster? 'Coiled spring' bond market falls 'just the beginning', experts warn

Bonds
01 Mar

IW Long Reads: Burning ambition or crude awakening? Oil giants' M&A plans for renewables firms fuel energy transition debate

IW Long Reads: Burning ambition or crude awakening? Oil giants' M&A plans for renewables firms fuel energy transition debate

ESG
26 Feb

Hawksmoor's Clark: Three global sustainable equity funds for true ESG investors

Hawksmoor's Clark: Three global sustainable equity funds for true ESG investors

ESG
22 Feb

The Big Question: What do the markets have in store for China in the Year of the Ox?

The Big Question: What do the markets have in store for China in the Year of the Ox?

Asia
12 Feb

IW Long Reads: Does low carbon mean high returns? How investors can stoke the fires of decarbonisation

IW Long Reads: Does low carbon mean high returns? How investors can stoke the fires of decarbonisation

ESG
08 Feb

Popular Now

PGIM Investments adds to fixed income ESG offering with total return launch

PGIM Investments adds to fixed income ESG offering with total return launch

Brighter days ahead: What three themes are giving the asset management sector a spring in its step?

Brighter days ahead: What three themes are giving the asset management sector a spring in its step?

A false dawn or green revolution? Picking apart the UK Government's ten-point plan

A false dawn or green revolution? Picking apart the UK Government's ten-point plan

Pixie dust and demon dust: The little things that make a big difference in equity markets

Pixie dust and demon dust: The little things that make a big difference in equity markets

Is it too much to hope for a climate revolution in finance this year? It needn't be

Is it too much to hope for a climate revolution in finance this year? It needn't be

Investment Influencers

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Kate Capocci of Smith & Williamson

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Kate Capocci of Smith & Williamson

ESG
17 Feb

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Damien Lardoux of EQ Investors

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Damien Lardoux of EQ Investors

ESG
02 Feb

Investment Influencers coronavirus crisis Q&A: Sanlam's Barry Cowen

Investment Influencers coronavirus crisis Q&A: Sanlam's Barry Cowen

Equities
16 Apr

Fund Manager Views

It's now or never: Harness the power of nature today to build tomorrow's economy back better

It's now or never: Harness the power of nature today to build tomorrow's economy back better

ESG
05 Feb

The road to a united, sustainable America? Macro risks will do little to destabilise companies' ESG efforts

The road to a united, sustainable America? Macro risks will do little to destabilise companies' ESG efforts

Equities
03 Feb

No ifs, no buts, no shortcuts: Agriculture and food sectors are vital ingredients for a sustainable economy and society

No ifs, no buts, no shortcuts: Agriculture and food sectors are vital ingredients for a sustainable economy and society

ESG
03 Feb

Emergency on planet Earth: Investors and industry must protect the ecosystem like their lives depend on it

Emergency on planet Earth: Investors and industry must protect the ecosystem like their lives depend on it

ESG
02 Feb

Setting the green standards: Integration of key ESG regulations will benefit industry in the long run

Setting the green standards: Integration of key ESG regulations will benefit industry in the long run

ESG
02 Feb

Turning the corner: New Biden administration will see new approaches in jumpstarting America's economic revival

Turning the corner: New Biden administration will see new approaches in jumpstarting America's economic revival

Equities
29 Jan

Bursting the bubble of fear: Three reasons why calm is needed to see through turbulent time in US markets

Bursting the bubble of fear: Three reasons why calm is needed to see through turbulent time in US markets

Equities
28 Jan

Rumble in the financial jungle: Will growth or cyclicals prevail in recovery grudge match of the year?

Rumble in the financial jungle: Will growth or cyclicals prevail in recovery grudge match of the year?

Equities
28 Jan

Video

Five Easy Pieces: What were the biggest stories from the past month?

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Kate Capocci of Smith & Williamson

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Kate Capocci of Smith & Williamson

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Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Damien Lardoux of EQ Investors

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Damien Lardoux of EQ Investors

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A personal story: Man Group's Robyn Grew & LGBT Great mark Holocaust Memorial Day and support #LightTheDarkness campaign

A personal story: Man Group's Robyn Grew & LGBT Great mark Holocaust Memorial Day and support #LightTheDarkness campaign

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Net Zero Investment: What role do investors play?

Net Zero Investment: What role do investors play?

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