ROUND-UP
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December, 2021
MFS adds buy and maintain credit strategy to its arsenal
MFS Investment Management has launched a UK buy and maintain credit strategy, in response to growing demand for buy and maintain portfolios from UK defined benefit (DB) schemes and insurance companies. Buy and maintain can reflect important investment themes, such as the inclusion of the growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, and a ...
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December, 2021
M&G backs sustainable micro-mobility through TIER Mobility investment
M&G has become the latest investor into TIER Mobility, Europe’s leader in micro-mobility through the 135,000 e-scooters, e-bikes and e-mopeds deployed across 150 cities in 16 countries. Founded in 2018, the Berlin-based business enables cities to create more sustainable environments and move towards a zero-emission future by providing people with a range ...
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December, 2021
RisCura launches impact exposure reporting tool
RisCura has launched an impact exposure tool to help institutional investors understand the level of impact their investments achieve in South Africa. RisCura mapped the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP) to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and arrived at 10 specific themes, and one cross-sector category for investments that ...
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December, 2021
New charging forecourt is a real gas
Octopus Hydrogen and MIRA Technology Park (MTP) are to partner to develop a green refuelling forecourt at the park, providing hydrogen and EV charging on site. Midlands-based MTP is home to the fastest growing cluster of automotive and mobility technology businesses that are driving the revolution in mobility. Octopus’ hydrogen business will provide ...
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December, 2021
Golding Capital Partners launches institutional impact fund of funds
Golding Capital Partners is launching its first institutional impact fund of funds. The Golding Impact 2021 is a private equity impact strategy based on ESG targets and will focus on companies in Europe, North America and emerging markets producing green solutions in particular for sustainable agricultural technology and financial services. Golding has ...
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December, 2021
WisdomTree lists ex-agriculture commodities offering
WisdomTree, the exchange traded fund (ETF) and exchange traded product (ETP) sponsor, has listed the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity ex-Agriculture UCITS ETF on the London Stock Exchange and Börse Xetra. This follows the listing of a EUR hedged share class of the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity ex-Agriculture UCITS ETF on Börse Xetra in July 2021. The fund ...
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October, 2021
Golding makes an impact with €300 million global private equity fund
Munich based Golding Capital Partners has launched its first institutional impact fund of funds. The fund, the Golding Impact 2021, will follow a global private equity impact strategy based on environmental and social sustainability targets that are ambitious, quantifiable and integrated. It will focus on companies in Europe, North America and emerging ...
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October, 2021
Sanlam launches sustainable infrastructure fund
Sanlam Investments has launched a Sustainable Infrastructure Fund that will focus on environmental sustainability as it invests in local (African) projects that drive economic growth, market development and job growth. It is targeting long-term, stable returns above inflation for investors. The fund was launched with commitments of £24.5 million, but ...
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October, 2021
Border to Coast saves partners £250 million
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is set to deliver more than £110 million of cumulative net savings to its partner funds within the first decade of pooling, according to its third annual report. This figure is likely to exceed £250 million over a 15 year period, based on current funds launched and the pooling methodology as set out by MHCLG for time ...
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October, 2021
Morgan Stanley raises $3.1 billion for real estate fund
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has raised $3.1 billion for its latest global opportunistic real estate fund. Fundraising for the North Haven Real Estate Fund X Global (G10) exceeded the original target. The previous fund, North Haven Real Estate Fund IX Global, raised $2.73 billion in December 2017. A group of public and private pension funds, ...
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