JP Morgan private bank launches $150m impact fund

JP Morgan Private Bank has raised about $150 million at final close of its Global Impact Fund, to invest…

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News round-up: ESAs, BlackRock, Lyxor, Article 29, and more

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TPG's Rise Fund invests $200m in Airtel Africa

TPG's Rise Fund is to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa's 'mobile money' business, as part of a deal…

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M&G Catalyst impact strategy invests in vaccine developer

M&G was lead investor in a funding round worth $168 million in Vaccitech, which co-invented a Covid-19…

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T. Rowe Price launches listed equities impact fund

T. Rowe Price has launched an 'impact fund' to invest in listed companies that have a positive impact…

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Faber's Danone exit requires rethink of voting practices - Mirova's Zaouati

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IFC invests $20m in Brazilian impact fund

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Impact fund provides grants to support IIRC, SASB merger

The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing has provided grants worth $500,000 to the International Integrated…

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Australian EV investor launches AUD100m fundraise

Impact investor TrueGreen plans to raise AUD100 million ($78 million) for its electric vehicle investment…

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How BMO's impact fund is navigating the EV and renewables 'bubble'

BMO's impact fund has avoided Tesla and identified "cheaper" alternatives that enable it to tap into…

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Temasek commits $500m to impact investor LeapFrog

Temasek has committed $500 million to impact investment manager LeapFrog, in what the Singapore state-backed…

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SDG data launch helps 'next evolution of financial industry' towards impact - Truvalue Labs

Truvalue Labs says the launch of a free data service to analyse companies' contributions to the Sustainable…

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Brambles, Danimer among positive biodiversity impact leaders - Federated Hermes

Australian supply chain logistics company Brambles and US biotechnology firm Danimer Scientific have…

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Triple Point-led digital infra trust launches £400m IPO

Investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure has launched an initial public offering (IPO) seeking to raise…

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BSI readies natural capital accounting standard as investors seek impact 'baseline'

A forthcoming accounting standard for natural capital could help investors grappling with the problem…

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Exxon adds Ubben to board ahead of AGM

ExxonMobil has appointed Jeff Ubben to its board, in an apparent concession to demands made by the activist…

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Apollo appoints 'impact advisory' group

Apollo has appointed an 11-member group to support the private equity investment manager's impact investment…

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Federated Hermes to ask companies for 'net positive biodiversity impact'

Companies in sectors including consumer goods, mining, oil & gas, real estate and finance are to be asked…

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Microfinance lending doubled as small business dodged Covid - CaixaBank

CaixaBank's 'social bank' subsidiary doubled year-on-year the amount of loans it provided to small companies…

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UN fund makes $41m SDG blended finance investments

The UN's Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fund has committed to invest in a series of projects…

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