Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • GIIN founding director joins 'impact verification' company

    21 January 2021

    Sarah Gelfand, a founding director of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), is to join BlueMark as managing director of the 'impact verification' provider.

  • Toniic partners with Barclays-backed Impact Agora

    20 January 2021

    Investor network Toniic has partnered with Barclays-sponsored 'impact investing marketplace' Impact Agora, in a move it said would provide its more than 400 members access to the platform's listings of impact investment opportunities.

  • ETFs managing $72bn address SDGs, says UNCTAD

    19 January 2021

    More than 200 ESG-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with about $72 billion in combined assets, in some way address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

  • Record impact bond issuance is asset owner opportunity, says Insight

    19 January 2021

    Last year's record issuance of impact bonds is set to be repeated in 2021, presenting 'great opportunity' to incorporate positive impact objectives into asset owners' mandates, according to Insight Investment.

  • Danish pension fund invests in 'women's empowerment' fund

    18 January 2021

    Danish pension fund Pædagogernes Pension (PBU) provided DKK 100 million ($16 million) as lead investor in the first close of SEAF's Women's Economic Empowerment Fund.

  • 'Inevitable' university endowment shift to impact, ESG

    14 January 2021

    There is 'inevitable momentum' driving university endowments' move towards more sustainable and impactful investing, according to research by wealth manager Tribe Impact Capital.

  • Reporting organisations invite EU, IFRS collaboration

    13 January 2021

    Five organisations working to create a globally accepted comprehensive corporate reporting system have invited the EU and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation to contribute to their work on harmonisation.

  • TPG's Rise Fund acquires Element Markets

    13 January 2021

    The Rise Fund has acquired a majority stake in environmental commodities marketing company Element Markets.

  • Bain Double Impact invests in education

    12 January 2021

    Bain Capital Double Impact has invested an undisclosed sum in TeachTown, a provider of educational software for students with learning disabilities.

  • BlueOrchard commits $25m to TriLinc Global

    12 January 2021

    BlueOrchard has committed $25 million to TriLinc Global to invest in middle-market companies to support economic development in emerging markets.