The Paris Climate Agreement, struck last month, changes the lens through which governments, companies and investors view the future. Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, head of listed equities at Impax Asset Management, analyses the agreement's impact on investment....
Must identify risks and costs of bundled products
Imagine going to buy bread from a baker who promises to try his best to bake a good loaf, but cannot promise the outcome, nor tell you how much it will cost. Chances are his bakery will not survive long. Yet, the nature of fund management means an investor...
Follows lifting of sanctions in summer
Will come into force 31 December 2016 if approved
Benefits of membership outweigh disadvantages
Thinktank New City Initiative (NCI) is calling for investment firms that only market their products in one country to be exempt from European regulation, such as AIFMD and MiFID II.
The fallout from the latest deal to keep Greece in the eurozone means it is now "far more likely" the UK will vote to leave the EU in the 2017 referendum, according to Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards.