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  • Natural capital investment 'very much aligned with fiduciary duty'

    14 March 2024

    Pension fund manager London CIV said natural capital investments should be considered as closely aligned with the fiduciary duty of asset managers to clients, but perhaps needs the market to "really think" about what that duty means.

  • London CIV in 'early stages' of launching natural capital fund

    12 March 2024

    London CIV is in the process of launching its first natural capital-focused fund, the UK pension fund manager told an Environmental Finance event.

  • Natural Capital Investment EMEA: early bird ends on Friday

    08 February 2024

    The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's fifth annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference ends on Friday, so register now to save 20% on the delegate fee.

  • COP27: New investors join deforestation alliance

    07 November 2022

    Institutions including asset manager GAM Investments have joined Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA) initiative as COP27 kicks off in Egypt.

  • UK pension schemes' social dilemma

    18 August 2022

    The UK government is setting up a taskforce for social factors in pension fund investing. Michael Hurley asks what impact it could have

  • Dedicated impact mandate for pensions 'could be key' to growth of market

    04 October 2021

    Requiring pension funds to set aside a small part of their portfolio to invest for positive impact could help grow the market while still satisfying trustees' fiduciary duties, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard. Michael Hurley reports.

  • London pooling

    15 March 2021

    A pool of London pension schemes is overhauling its responsible investment strategy, including managing climate risk and investing for impact, writes Michael Hurley

  • £29bn UK pension pool unveils responsible investment strategy

    11 May 2018

    The £29 billion ($39 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership pool of 10 UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds has published its responsible investment strategy.