We welcome the Government’s commitment to investment in innovation and skills, and the relief measures provided to businesses and workers in the face of COVID-19.
Investment managers will be turning the spotlight on companies’ efforts to manage climate change in this year’s AGM season, as the Investment Association (IA) today outlines its expectations of companies on issues including: climate change, executive pay, audit quality and diversity.
Investors are urging the Chancellor to use his upcoming Budget to boost the competitiveness of the UK economy and global standing of the UK investment management industry.
Nearly one in five FTSE 350 companies have received letters from the Investment Association (IA) and the Hampton-Alexander Review about the lack of gender diversity on their board and executive committees.
Investment managers have kept up pressure on companies in 2019, with key themes including executive pay and director re-election continuing to top the list of concerns.
In 2019, UK savers invested £15 billion into the UK retail fund market, double that of the previous year. A record £18.1 billion was placed into tracker funds in 2019, up by nearly 70% from the previous 2017 record of £10.8 billion, new analysis of industry data published today by the Investment Association (IA) shows.
New standardised categories to simplify the processing of unsuccessful trades on the foreign exchange (FX) markets have today been proposed by the Investment Association (IA), in a bid to bring greater consistency to the market and improve outcomes for investors.
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