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  • No stopping climate action regardless of US policy, says Moody's

    16 February 2017

    Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions will not be affected by a less ambitious US climate policy under Trump, according to Moody's.

  • Trump will not scupper the growth in environmental finance, says buoyant Impax

    01 December 2016

    The election of Donald Trump is unlikely to derail the growth in environmentally-themed investments, Impax Asset Management said today as it reported a record year of growth, led by the US.

  • EF BRIEFS: Doughty Hanson, LM Wind Power, GE; Impax AUM

    12 October 2016

    Doughty Hanson, a UK-based private equity firm, has agreed to sell its stake of about 97% in LM Wind Power, a leading maker of rotor blades for wind turbines, to GE of the US.

  • EF BRIEFS: AXA IM, Impax, Pattern Energy

    07 July 2016

    AXA Investment Managers has made the first in a series of hires as part of plans to bolster its responsible investment (RI) team.

  • Forget carbon footprinting - build a smart carbon portfolio, says Impax

    13 May 2016

    Reweighting portfolios according to carbon data alone is insufficient to mitigate stranded asset risks, argues Impax, which has devised a new methodology to build what it refers to as a smart carbon portfolio. Peter Cripps reports

  • Impax reports strong growth in AUM

    08 April 2016

    Environmentally-themed investor Impax Asset Management has shrugged off market volatility to chalk up another "strong" quarter of growth in its assets under management (AUM).

  • Failure at Paris climate talks 'would not halt Impax's progress'

    20 May 2015

    The argument for environmentally-themed investing will remain compelling even if politicians fail to reach a strong climate change agreement in Paris in December, according to Impax Asset Management.

  • For investors, climate change is now a risk, not an uncertainty

    27 April 2015

    In recent years, there has been a growing scientific consensus about climate change and an increased likelihood of political intervention. Ian Simm outlines some of the ways investors could respond to help them outperform.

  • Impax to hike divi 56% after record inflows

    27 November 2014

    Impax Asset Management is to increase its annual dividend by 56% after extreme weather and the stranded assets debate helped drive record inflows.

  • Impax reports 25% growth in AUM

    13 October 2014

    Impax Asset Management, the London-listed environmental fund manager, has reported a 25% increase in "assets under management and advisory" (AUM) for the year ended 30 September.