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Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... phase for the emergent asset class of renewable energy infrastructure," said Anish Butani, senior director at private markets at bfinance. "The economics of this asset class are fundamentally changing with the overall withdrawal of subsidies and the ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the activities and relationships that can be conducted, including credit and debt and investment via public and private markets. "Financial institutions are at the fulcrum point for every type of sector and biz and that gives them a unique opportunity ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... with a focus on technology and sustainable outcomes which have global growth opportunities." Perennial also has private markets funds, and Emilie O'Neill, ESG and equities analyst at Perennial, noted that they believe a number of those companies ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... adjusted returns for clients. This investment belief permeates asset classes - fund managers from equities to private markets have previously told FS Sustainability that constructing a portfolio on the thesis that emerging markets are drastically underserved ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... into private market funds as well. "We are pushing very hard on the private market area to make sure that our private markets team are on board," she said. "Our private market teams understood very early on that it's very important as a private investor ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... commitments for a Global Impact Strategy linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rekha Unnithan, co-head of private markets impact investing, Nuveen The strategy, which is open to investors globally, has announced the initial close of the ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... classes or regions depending on how we believe they will perform in a low-carbon economy," NEST said. Investing in private markets continues to present opportunities to generate returns while still supporting companies and projects contributing to the ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... and is expected to occur early in the third quarter of 2020, Morningstar said. "Modern investors in public and private markets are demanding ESG data, research, ratings, and solutions in order to make informed, meaningful investing decisions," said Kunal ...

AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... under-served." The business is seeking to grow assets under management via the new strategy, which will aim to provide a private markets solution catering for a wide investor base. This fourth strategy is expected to have its first close in the coming ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolio construction towards achieving particular environmental and social outcomes and outputs, according to Nuveen Private Markets. Rekha Unnithan, the lead impact portfolio manager for Nuveen Private Markets Rekha Unnithan, the lead impact portfolio ...