Equity

CT responsible strategy to apply for sustainability focus label under UK SDR

CT responsible strategy sells down CrowdStrike following 'embarrassing' outage

Columbia 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.

Stewart Investors launches global emerging markets sustainability strategy

Stewart Investors has launched the Global Emerging Markets (ex-China) Leaders Sustainability Fund, an active, long-only equity strategy.

Impax to acquire SKY Harbor's European assets in fixed income push

UK-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.

Controversial ExxonMobil lawsuit dismissed

The Texas District Court has dismissed a lawsuit by oil and gas giant ExxonMobil described as an "attack on shareholder democracy".

Searchlight and Ares invest £500m in RSK

UK climate tech start-ups face 'valleys of death'

UK climate tech start-ups will need more support if the country is serious about the transition to a low-carbon economy, panellists at a Barclays roundtable said.

Head of Green Finance Institute calls for 'forceful stewardship'

The head of the UK's Green Finance Institute has called on investors to be "forceful" in their engagement with companies.

CIP co-leads $210m funding for US biocarbon producer

Foresight raises €300m for transition-focused fund

Investor group backs SEC over courts for shareholder rights

A group of 39 investors representing combined assets under management of $5.2 trillion have backed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continue as the preferred arbiter of shareholder proposals in the US.

Averon Park plots acquisition of Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company

Sustainable infrastructure investor Averon Park has made a bid to acquire and take private London-listed timber investor Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company in a cash deal valuing the company at £167 million ($212.3 million).

Shareholders back Scope 3 targets for Yara International

Support for an unsuccessful resolution at Yara International's AGM to set Scope 3 emissions reduction targets shows an increasing focus on the climate impacts of the fertiliser industry, according to ShareAction.

'No head in the sand' for net-zero investment at global asset managers, says Amundi

French asset manager Amundi said global asset managers in Europe must ensure their net zero commitments do not drive them to put their "heads in the sand" about their global transition impact, whilst emerging markets should be "front and centre" of sustainable strategies.

Dutch pension firms invest $160m into NBS strategy

Three Dutch pension providers have collectively invested DKK1.1 billion ($160 million) into the latest fund from nature-based solutions firm Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP).