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Christensen leaves Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors' head of sustainable & impact investment Matt Christensen has left the business after five years at the asset manager.

Can private credit make impact boom?

Private credit is being touted as impact's 'next big thing', threatening private equity's dominance of the investment theme, reports Jennifer Forrest

Climate investing isn't dead in emerging markets, says Ninety One

More opportunities for sustainable debt financing, particularly in the private space, are developing in emerging markets amid strong economic growth and increased uptake of renewable energy, according to asset manager Ninety One.

Are the SDGs still the framework for impact investors?

The SDGs are no longer top of the tree in the 'lexicon jungle' of impact investing, writes Jennifer Forrest

'Private credit will supersede private equity in impact investing'

Debt will be the next growth driver of impact investing, Matt Christensen tells Jennifer Forrest

European regs are chaotic and desperately need simplifying, says Allianz

A simplification of European sustainable finance regulation is "overdue", according to Allianz Global Investors' head of impact, who says policymakers could seek inspiration from the UK.

Shareholder voting season showed anti-ESG sentiment shift, says Allianz

Anti-ESG rhetoric was made clear from the most recent shareholder voting season, Allianz Global Investors' head of impact has claimed.

Matt Christ (Ninety One) @ Sustainable Debt Americas 2024

Matt Christ, portfolio manager of emerging markets fixed income at Ninety One, shares his views on Ninety One's decarbonisation impact strategy and how it is playing out across both the public and private debt markets.

Allianz votes against Australian oil and gas transition action plan

The power of debt to catalyse change

The decarbonisation of a Chilean copper mine's energy use shows how transition finance can enact positive change, writes Matt Christ