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June, 2021
Dividend boost forecast for 2021 as Q1 decline eases
UK dividends fell at their slowest rate since the pandemic began during the first quarter, according to the latest UK Dividend Monitor from Link Group, with underlying payments falling by just over a quarter to £12.7 billion. Around half of UK companies either increased, restarted or held their dividends steady during the first three months of the year, ...
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June, 2021
Regulator clarifies climate disclosure rules
The Pensions Regulator has set out new guidelines clarifying its expectations for schemes in disclosing climate change information, to comply with rules under the Pension Schemes Act 2021. Trustees will be required to publish their statement of investment principles, including their policies on stewardship and financially material environmental ...
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June, 2021
Impact investment network reached $1.3 billion deals
A digital platform that encourages financial firms to share impact investment opportunities with one another has hit US$1.3 billion of private markets deals within less than a year of its launch. The Impact Agora platform, which is powered by private markets fintech specialists Delio, launched last April and helps connect the impact community while global ...
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June, 2021
Brunel saves £34 million for member funds
Brunel Pension Partnership has revealed that it has saved £34 million for partner funds last year as it highlighted the increased opportunities for stewardship, diversification and climate analysis. By reducing investment costs, including using its greater scale to negotiate better fees from fund managers, considerable tax and other savings were made ...
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June, 2021
Profit warnings drop to 20-year low
UK publicly-listed companies issued the lowest level of profit warnings in more than 20 years during the first quarter, but investors should be wary of the challenging outlook for businesses. Profit warnings were pushed to record levels during the first quarter of 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings ...
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June, 2021
UK equity flows surge on value rotation
Equity funds enjoyed their strongest inflows in March on record, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone. UK investors committed a net £2.96 billion to equity funds, surpassing the previous record, set during the post-crash bounce in April 2020, by more than a tenth. Active fund managers had the most to celebrate, scooping over ...
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June, 2021
European IPOs reach highest level since 2000
European IPOs rebounded to the highest level in more than 20 years during the first quarter, as the ongoing vaccination programmes across Europe and government support programmes boosted corporate confidence. Companies raised €22.6 billion via 86 IPOs during the first three months of the year, according to PwC. This was in stark contrast to the first ...
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June, 2021
ESG integration rises among institutional investors
More financial institutions are deploying a broader range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies to meet rising demand for more sustainable investments, according to findings by Natixis Investment Managers. Approximately three-quarters of professional investors, including 72% of institutional investors and 77% of the gatekeepers who ...
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June, 2021
Hedge fund ESG adoption lagging
The hedge fund industry is lagging peers when it comes to integrating ESG investment factors, according to research by consulting firm bfinance. Out of 256 investors surveyed, only 7% reported that their hedge fund and liquid alternatives managers currently offer “high integration” of ESG principles in their investment processes. The proportion was ...
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June, 2021
Border to Coast backs ESG framework
Border to Coast is supporting the launch of a new ESG framework for alternatives, as it seeks to grow its private markets investment programme to over £5 billion in the next 12 months. Albourne has developed a framework based on the recommended due diligence questions (DDQs) set out by the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment ...
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