UK impact investing worth £58 billion in 2020

A new report by the Impact Investing Institute has found that the UK impact investment market was worth £58 billion in 2020.

Schroders expands sustainable fund range

Schroders has expanded its sustainable fund range with the launch of new sustainable bond and thematic offerings.

Macquarie Asset Management has announced that it is the sole lender in a £275 million financing of solar power plants in the UK.

Pioneer Point Partners has reached €575 million on its maiden institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners SCSp.

New York asset manager Blue Owl Capital has hired Machal Karim as head of ESG investing.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management has hired Eleonore Dachicourt as head of sustainable and responsible investment.

MSCI ESG Research says it has downgraded its ESG rating for Russia with immediate effect.

American International Group has announced that it plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner.

Brown Advisory has announced the launch of the Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Mutual Fund.

According to a Reuters report, JPMorgan is to remove Russia from its ESG emerging market bond indexes.