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Healthcare impact investing complements our day-to-day work, says MSD
25 August 2020Impact investment by healthcare companies strengthens the impact their commercial operations deliver every day, MSD says, by helping them reach underserved populations. Ahren Lester reports.
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Covid-19 shapes the case for gender-lens property investment
24 August 2020A 'world-first' gender-lens fund is a proof of concept for impact investments post-pandemic, writes Keith Breslauer of Patron Capital
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Insurers say regulators have the sustainability power
21 August 2020JP Morgan Asset Management and Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to understand what lies under the bonnet of insurers' responsible investment announcements. Findings were compiled in a report. We present some of the key high- level discoveries, with part one focusing on regulation. Vincent Huck reports
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Book review: Impact: Reshaping capitalism to drive real change by Sir Ronald Cohen
20 August 2020Impact is a lucid overview of the nascent impact investing 'revolution', written by one of the movement's founders, says Michael Hurley
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How important has the E in ESG been to performance?
17 August 2020Research from MSCI shows that governance factors tend to cause more short-term, event-driven risks to company value, whereas carbon emissions are the biggest cause of more long-term, erosion of value.
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Assessing Asian green bonds
14 August 2020Reporting of environmental and social impact is 'patchy' among Asian green bonds, finds a report, which recommends eight priorities for the market. Ahren Lester reports
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Healthcare impact investing webinar: Investment need accelerating but data dearth hampers storytelling
13 August 2020American Century Investments explains how impact investing in healthcare can pay social and financial dividends, but that data shortfalls make the story harder to tell. Ahren Lester reports.
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Does private education have a place in an impact investment strategy?
13 August 2020There is a strong argument that private education has no place in impact investing. The reality is a lot more complicated, says UBP's Eli Koen
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Fossil fuel lending is a financial stability issue
10 August 2020The decline of fossil fuels systems is not only a threat to investor returns but also to financial stability. The NGO Finance Watch argues that this should have implications for the way banks are regulated, and urges regulators to use their powers to intervene without delay
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Investors must step up their game on climate risk management
07 August 2020Leading institutional investors are working to align their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement. More should follow their lead, says Ian Simm of Impax Asset Management
- Schroders Greencoat acquires biomethane platform
- French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'
- BlackRock's sustainable and transition funds attract inflows despite backlash
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Lack of actionable adaptation investments, says Aberdeen
- Capital Continuum merges with Finance Earth
- Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
- Luxembourg commits to TFFF
- FCA proposes cuts to UK financial institution climate reporting rules
- Sovereign credit ratings 'ignoring' nature risks