UKSIF

Impact investing is growing across Europe according to the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF).

Naomi Rainey looks at reaction to the BIS Committee report implementing Kay

The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association has called on The Pensions Regulator to "encourage" pension funds to adopt the UK Stewardship Code.

Pension funds' changing role in UK equity markets has been highlighted in the interim report of the Kay Review.

A group of investors has raised concerns that Solvency II could see pension funds and insurers move away from alternative assets.

The Bank of England has been urged to investigate the threat posed to the UK economy by overexposure to high carbon investments.

The National Employment Savings Trust is set to take a more prominent role in shareholder activism and sustainable and responsible investment lobbying.

Companies should push their own pension schemes into adopting a long-term responsible investment approach, UKSIF says.

Employees want the introduction of auto-enrolment to be linked to tough standards on ethical investment, according to research by UKSIF.