Industry Voice: A test of metal – Decarbonising steel
From wind turbines to electric cars, a net zero carbon economy needs steel. But its production creates significant CO2 emissions that must be cut to mitigate climate change. With this in mind, we regularly engage with steelmakers on their plans to reduce direct emissions, as well as miners on the indirect emissions that arise from […]
Abrdn total return bond team decamps to American Century Investments
American Century Investments has hired abrdn’s total return bond team to manage the same strategy for the $245bn US fund house.
Woodford favourite Oxford Nanopore unveils IPO
Oxford Nanopore has revealed plans to list on London Stock Exchange in an initial public listing that could value the firm as highly as £4bn.
7IM’s Tirmizi: Five things investors should do when the market crashes
Alfred Hitchcock is supposed to have said “movies are like life with the boring bits cut out.” And so, films make everything seem dramatic.
Deep Dive: Absolute return landscape in the UK ripe for disruption
Cormac Nevin of YOU Asset Management dives into the absolute return industry.
UK recovery to ‘remain bumpy’: Industry reacts to 0.1% GDP increase
UK GDP rose by 0.1% in July, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth for the economy, but also falling by 90 basis points compared to June’s uptick of 1%.
Gresham House acquires Mobeus Equity Partners VCT arm as profit and income return to form
Gresham House is set to acquire the VCT business of Mobeus Equity Partners for an initial consideration of £24m, to be raised through a placing.
Yellen warns Congress of nearing US default
US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling to avoid US default, warning the Treasury could run out of cash as early as October.
JPES Partners’ Donohoe: Investment industry faces a perfect green storm
Climate-tilted funds are misaligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement, 2050 net-zero goals already seem outdated and ex-employees are publicly questioning their former employers’ true ESG credentials.