Croydon council is set to invest £10m into a socially-orientated property fund that will buy homes to rent to the borough’s homeless community. It is thought...
Arguments that sustainable investment approaches are too simplistic and don’t offer competitive returns have been labelled as “out-of-date” by Kevin Parker, chief executive of Sustainable Insight...
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China is set to offer financial rewards to companies in an effort to encourage them to clean up their operations, after setting up a $1.65 billion...
The value of ethical funds grew over 2013 by more than 20%, with the net retail sales figure of £207m for the year, figures for December...
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has pointed out the benefits of taking health and safety issues into consideration when selecting investments. The firm’s Review of Sustainable...
The investment management arm of the sustainable bank Triodos has launched a €25.3m (£20.8m) fund focused on organic food companies and sustainable consumer brands across Europe....
F&C, one of London City’s oldest investment firms, has agreed to an all-cash £708 million takeover from Canadian Bank BMO Global Asset Management. The firm announced...
Nesta, a charity that gives innovative ideas a platform, has announced its first social investments, totalling over £2m. The organisation has also predicted that social investment...
The Danish Climate Investment Fund, which will invest in climate-related projects in developing countries, has received a total investment commitment of 1.2 billion kroner (£130m). The...
Portfolio turnover measures how frequently fund managers buy and sell assets within a portfolio. The measurement is usually reported over a twelve-month period. A low turnover...
The Climate Assets fund, Quilter Cheviot’s flagship sustainable investment fund, has been awarded a three crown rating by investment data firm Financial Express. The rating signals...
BlackRock is planning a range of follow-up products after its first renewable power fund was deemed a success. The asset management firm said the area represents...
The first social bond fund, which will invest in charitable and social projects, is set to launch in January. It has been reported that investors could...
A note to all investors: if your financial adviser or someone else tells you that investing ethically or sustainably is synonymous with poor performance, show them...