Legal & General Investment Management divested from four companies over insufficient action to address climate-change risks.

RPMI Railpen will study how effectively U.K. companies are discussing and responding to social factors in the workplace.

LGT Capital Partners closed its latest secondaries fund at its $4.5 billion hard cap.

Public Investment Fund made two appointments to its new Middle East and North Africa-focused division as part of its growth strategy.

The investment management industry must put more emphasis on inclusion if efforts to accomplish true diversity are to pay off.

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve as investors prepare for the central bank to make its tapering announcement.

Virginie Maisonneuve joined Allianz Global Investors as global CIO equity, leading the firm's $195.1 billion offering.

Man Group announced the appointment of Mark Jones as deputy CEO and the retirement of CIO Sandy Rattray, among other boardroom changes.

General Electric will freeze its U.K. defined benefit funds effective Jan. 1, as part of plans to solidify its financial position.

The largest listed companies in industrialized nations must act quickly if the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change are to be met.

Marc-Andre Lewis was named executive vice president and head of investment management at CI Global Asset Management, effective Sept. 1.

DWS closed its third European infrastructure fund at its $3.7 billion hard cap and ahead of its target.

A group of investors representing $4.5 trillion in assets pledged their commitment to address risks raised by facial recognition technology.

Alexander ‘Sasha' Davidovich joined Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as one of its global heads-quantitative research and development.

A market-led initiative to help businesses assess emerging nature-related risks and opportunities has been launched.

Amaury d'Orsay was appointed head of Amundi's $619.3 billion fixed-income investment platform, replacing Eric Brard.

Joern Wasmund was named regional investment head EMEA at DWS, with his previous role at the firm taken up by a Union Investment executive.

Baillie Gifford's 54% growth in AUM last year is largely attributable to some long-standing technology stock bets.

Executives at Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford recognized the need to have an on-the-ground presence in certain markets — namely, China.

Wyeth Group Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (1997) completed a $268 million buy-in with Aviva.

Local authority pension funds should invest $22.5 billion in impact opportunities to help the U.K. to "level up" and recover from the pandemic.

Dutch pensions provider APG formed a joint venture on behalf of its largest pension fund client to invest in forests in Chile.

Most publicly traded managers reported quarterly and annual increases in AUM as well as net inflows in the first quarter of the year.

AssetCo agreed to acquire Saracen Fund Managers in a $3.9 million deal that will bring the money manager acquisition firm an FCA license.

Chris Grant was appointed CIO at the $9.4 billion Nationwide Pension Fund, replacing Mark Hedges.