George Fraser-Harding

Climate change and nature degradation are widely recognised as a source of potentially material financial risks, which will increase in the long term. Tackling them requires international cooperation, such as at the Conferences of Parties (COPs) and effective domestic implementation.

Electric and self-driving cars, batteries and robotics are progressing in leaps and bounds. Our experts discuss the investment implications.

Dr Andrés Gvirtz of King’s Business School shows how AI can help advisers meet their Consumer Duty obligations and boost their business.

In the second of four articles, we explain how environmental importance does not automatically translate into investment readiness. Investor confidence in future revenues depends on market evidence, contractual certainty and a track record of delivery.

Dr Ylva Baeckström of King’s Business School highlights how regulations can help close the advice gap in terms of clients’ sustainability preferences.

In our latest case study, we look at Glen Dye Moor, a 6,300-hectare site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. We intend to rejuvenate the land, simultaneously removing carbon from the atmosphere, and delivering financial outcomes for investors and social benefits for local communities.

The challenge facing local government pension schemes is no longer simply about maximising returns, but how to preserve funding gains, generate resilient cashflows and support long-term pension obligations, all while supporting UK productive finance. Aviva Investors fund manager Renos Booth says Real Estate Long Income has much to offer.

Sustainability-related regulation is becoming an increasingly material driver of real estate investment decision-making, rather than just a compliance requirement. Jeremy Ho analyses the implications.

Changes to regulations and consumer expectations are transforming the landscape for financial advisers, according to Marc Lepere.

Regulation must recognise that sustainable investing incorporates more than the provision of sustainable funds alone.

In the first of four insights, we explain why natural capital is a foundational input into economic activity. Forests, soils, rivers, wetlands, oceans and biodiversity are productive assets that generate products such as timber or food and are natural regulators of water flows. 

In this latest edition of our series on the illiquidity premia, we assess the key themes driving private-debt pricing and market opportunities in Q2.

As AGM season winds down, we examine the key trends that influenced resolutions and outline our core principles for voting.

In the UK, urban family housing can combine the delivery of high-quality homes to underserved markets with tangible local outcomes, alongside long-term rental growth and attractive total returns. 

Aviva’s Investments, Wealth and Retirement business and Aviva Investors are working together to deliver financial and sustainable outcomes, connecting clients to their capital.

How can investors align their credit allocations to net-zero commitments and maintain returns?