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La Banque Postale invests in ESG data startup
20 November 2024Financial services group La Banque Postale has invested - via its venture capital fund, 115K - in a French ESG-focused fintech start-up.
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'Very encouraging' European 'light green' fund investment in Middle East
15 November 2024There is a "very encouraging" level of investment from 'light green' European funds in Middle Eastern real estate firms which suggests emerging positive sustainability disclosure trends in the region, according to Emirates NBD.
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Manager of €100m French listed equities biodiversity fund selected - with RfP for private fund expected in Q1
21 October 2024Sustainability specialist Mirova has won a competitive tender to manage a listed equities fund focused on biodiversity, with a private assets strategy expected to be launched in coming months.
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Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
17 September 2024Interest rates, right-wing populism and the sustainability impact of artificial intelligence are three of the biggest challenges facing decarbonisation for public equity investors, according to asset manager Ninety One.
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Fair Reward Framework launches exec pay tool
13 September 2024Asset owner-led Fair Reward Framework has launched a tool that will help investors assess whether FTSE 100 executive pay is 'fair and proportionate'.
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Over 100 organisations demand stop to financing of industrial livestock farming
12 September 2024A letter signed by 105 civil organisations has demanded that US banks halt financing of industrial livestock production for its role in fuelling climate change.
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SIX launches 'climate equity flag' for companies
23 August 2024SIX has launched a new Paris Agreement-aligned climate flag for companies who are listed through the Swiss financial exchange firm, with S&P Global Ratings and SGS the first approved reviewers for the scheme.
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SEB Greentech leads €5m in Finnish liquid analyser start-up
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EU regulators should be wary of 'step change' when amending rules
14 August 2024Regulators should expect "delays" in the uptake of anticipated sustainable finance policy changes in the EU as investors face the prospect of starting again from scratch, a private equity investor has warned.
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Impax fund mulls dropping longstanding environmental benchmark
12 August 2024Impax's flagship fund is considering changing its benchmark after a difficult first half of the year in which it struggled amid challenging market conditions.
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FCA consults on requiring climate disclosures for IPOs
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CT responsible strategy to apply for sustainability focus label under UK SDR
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CT responsible strategy sells down CrowdStrike following 'embarrassing' outage
23 July 2024Columbia Threadneedle's Responsible Global Equity Strategy trimmed its position in CrowdStrike following the "bluescreen of death" debacle last week but said the investment case has not been eradicated.
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Stewart Investors launches global emerging markets sustainability strategy
11 July 2024Stewart Investors has launched the Global Emerging Markets (ex-China) Leaders Sustainability Fund, an active, long-only equity strategy.
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Impax to acquire SKY Harbor's European assets in fixed income push
10 July 2024UK-based Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the European assets of US fund manager SKY Harbor as part of the ongoing expansion of its fixed income capabilities.
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