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Benchmarking financial performance of impact investments
20 January 2021Data providers can help investors compare the financial performance of impact investments, the GIIN's Dean Hand tells Michael Hurley
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Toniic partners with Barclays-backed Impact Agora
20 January 2021Investor network Toniic has partnered with Barclays-sponsored 'impact investing marketplace' Impact Agora, in a move it said would provide its more than 400 members access to the platform's listings of impact investment opportunities.
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ETFs managing $72bn address SDGs, says UNCTAD
19 January 2021More than 200 ESG-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with about $72 billion in combined assets, in some way address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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Record impact bond issuance is asset owner opportunity, says Insight
19 January 2021Last year's record issuance of impact bonds is set to be repeated in 2021, presenting 'great opportunity' to incorporate positive impact objectives into asset owners' mandates, according to Insight Investment.
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Danish pension fund invests in 'women's empowerment' fund
18 January 2021Danish pension fund Pædagogernes Pension (PBU) provided DKK 100 million ($16 million) as lead investor in the first close of SEAF's Women's Economic Empowerment Fund.
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'Inevitable' university endowment shift to impact, ESG
14 January 2021There is 'inevitable momentum' driving university endowments' move towards more sustainable and impactful investing, according to research by wealth manager Tribe Impact Capital.
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TPG's Rise Fund acquires Element Markets
13 January 2021The Rise Fund has acquired a majority stake in environmental commodities marketing company Element Markets.
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Bain Double Impact invests in education
12 January 2021Bain Capital Double Impact has invested an undisclosed sum in TeachTown, a provider of educational software for students with learning disabilities.
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BlueOrchard commits $25m to TriLinc Global
12 January 2021BlueOrchard has committed $25 million to TriLinc Global to invest in middle-market companies to support economic development in emerging markets.
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Investor alliance targets $10bn natural capital investment
11 January 2021An 'alliance' of institutional investors HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management, Lombard Odier and Mirova aims to invest $10 billion in natural capital by next year.