The M&S Pension Scheme, the Co-op pension scheme ‘Pace’, and the Royal Mail Pension Plan have committed to halving the emissions of their investments by 2030 at the latest, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. The M&S Pension Scheme made the most ambitious pledge, aiming to reach net zero …
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Home construction stocks were pacing gains on the stock market at the end of the week, benefitting from the tail-wind of the Bank of England’s policy meeting the day before, which saw rate-setters temper their outlook for interest rates. Berkeley Group Holdings, Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey were all near …
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London’s second-tier index finished in the red yet again as investors took stock of the Chinese coronavirus’s continuing spread globally and after the US Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organisation called for measures to be put in place immediately to break its advance. Despite those warnings and a …
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