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  • Nuveen impact strategy invests in Indian microfinance lender

    30 March 2021

    $1.2 trillion investment manager Nuveen has invested an undisclosed amount in Indian microfinance lender Annapurna Finance.

  • US sustainable ETFs 'not as passive' on ESG voting as you may think, says Morgan Stanley

    25 March 2021

    Passively managed US sustainability-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) vote in favour of environmental and social shareholder proposals considerably more frequently than their non-sustainable peers, according to research by Morgan Stanley, but still less than their actively managed rivals.

  • News round-up: Green Investment Group, Nuveen, Rathbones and more

    17 February 2021

  • Nuveen to acquire C-PACE provider

    17 February 2021

  • A green recovery strategy with real impact

    27 January 2021

    A host of eye-catching innovations await impact investors in the theme of resource efficiency, writes Rekha Unnithan

  • News Round Up: Nuveen, Pattern Energy, NextEnergy, Aker Horizons

    19 January 2021

  • BlackRock, DWS, Natixis show 'basic' commitment to ESG, says Morningstar

    20 November 2020

    Morningstar has identified Vanguard and Lyxor among asset managers with a 'low' level of commitment to ESG topics, whilst BlackRock, DWS, Natixis and UBS were flagged for their 'basic' approaches.

  • News round-up: EU offshore wind push, muni green project fund, sovereign ESG data set ... and more

    20 November 2020

    European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans encouraged EU member states to use funds from the €750 billion Next Generation EU fund to make targeted investments in the space to "unlock the necessary private financial flows" to power the expansion.

  • Nuveen Global Impact Fund makes first investment

    15 October 2020

    Nuveen Global Impact Fund has invested in battery storage technology firm Advanced Battery Concepts (ABC), representing its first investment after securing a first close in July.

  • ESG ETF assets could hit over 3% of market by 2029, Morgan Stanley

    07 August 2020

    Rapid growth of assets in environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) could see them hit almost $600 billion - equivalent to around 3.2% of the total market - by 2029, according to Morgan Stanley.