AI is a subject both broad and confusing. It is also rapidly evolving: you can now be taught how to write a book by Agatha Christie, impressive given she died in 1976. More remarkable still are the high-quality scans that recently digitally unfurled previously unopenable papyrus scrolls that were carbonised during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. As we…

Aegon Asset Management has launched an Investment Grade Climate Transition fund co-managed by Rory Sandilands (pictured), Alexander Pelteshki and Kenneth Ward. The fund will invest in global investment grade corporate bonds from companies with credible, actionable decarbonisation plans the team has found throughputs proprietary climate transition research. The strategy targets a 50% reduction in carbon footprint by 2030 and aims for portfolio…

Stephanie Kelly has left her role as head of Greenwheel, the sustainability insights partner to asset manager Redwheel. Kelly joined the business in 2022 to lead a team of sustainability experts providing climate, social and market insights, which would “power enhanced ESG, transition and sustainable funds at every stage of the product life cycle”. She was also head of thematic sustainability…

Scroll through social media or open a news site, and opinions on what to eat or what to avoid are everywhere. Keto, paleo, intermittent fasting, and plant-based diets dominate the conversation, each promising better health, more energy, or a longer life. At the same time, headlines about food recalls, hidden additives, and ultra-processed foods remind consumers of the risks and…

The UK regulator’s plans to consider how asset managers can streamline sustainability reporting has been welcomed by investors, with some claiming reporting in line with the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) rules as something that is “clearly broken”.  In early August, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it had consulted with the investment market on how sustainability disclosure rules…