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  • Impact investors can better articulate outcomes, says Tideline

    24 April 2020

    The first year of investor reporting in line with requirements of the IFC's Operating Principles for Impact Management has highlighted strengths and areas for improvement for the wider impact market, says a report by US-based consultancy Tideline.

  • Catholic institutions pledge to up impact investments

    22 April 2020

    A group of Catholic institutions with about $40 billion in combined assets has pledged to allocate more capital to impact investments.

  • Incofin among impact investors to pause investments amid Covid-19

    20 April 2020

    Emerging markets impact investor Incofin Investment Management has paused new investments as it tries to help its existing investee companies survive the coronavirus crisis.

  • 80% of impact market "on pause" after Covid-19, says Big Path Capital

    20 April 2020

    Only about one fifth of investors targeting measurable positive impact alongside financial returns have continued investing in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, according to Big Path Capital.

  • BlackRock targets Covid-19 response with impact fund

    17 April 2020

    BlackRock has launched an actively managed, listed equities 'impact fund' that targets a positive contribution to the coronavirus crisis response, in addition to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Impact funds well placed to ride out financial volatility - Hermes

    09 April 2020

  • Coronavirus is wake-up call for healthcare investment - Candriam

    07 April 2020

    The coronavirus pandemic is an urgent wake-up call to investors and governments to significantly increase investment in healthcare, according to Candriam.

  • Impact investors set to launch Covid-19 funds - Phenix Capital

    06 April 2020

    Impact fund managers appear set to launch a swathe of strategies that aim to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Phenix Capital.

  • Institutional impact funds hit €245bn, says Phenix Capital

    06 April 2020

  • Bond issuers get coronavirus guidance from ICMA

    01 April 2020

    Guidance on how social bond issuers can contribute to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has been published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).