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Conservation, nature-based impact funds raising €10bn - Phenix

Fund managers targeting positive impact through conservation and nature-based investments are currently raising a combined €10 billion ($12 billion), according to data provider Phenix Capital.

Central banks should explicitly back net-zero measures, says report

Central banks should explicitly align their policies with achieving a net zero carbon emission economy by 2050, according to a paper prepared by a trio of economists, including through their prudential supervision, monetary policy and their own portfolios.

News Round Up: SFDR, Solactive, Aegon, Eurazeo, and more

Andy Briggs to chair ABI's new climate change committee

Private equity set to drive impact fundraising rebound

Private equity fund managers are leading a charge of impact investors looking to raise a combined €140 billion ($170 billion), data from Phenix Capital reveals - a sum that suggests coming months could see a dramatic rebound in impact allocations after Covid-19 dampened last year's total.

News Round Up: Amundi, NGFS, Manulife, PGIM, and more

Leeds and London to become 'global centres of green finance'

19 EU central banks adopt common sustainable investment principles

Impact funds outperform in 2020 but Covid dampens fundraises

Publicly-listed impact funds have, on average, outperformed their respective benchmarks in 2020, according to analysis by impact data provider Phenix Capital.

Bank of England urged to reduce climate change risk exposure by lawmakers

The Bank of England (BoE) has been urged by a group of Members of Parliament to align its £20 billion ($27 billion) asset purchase programme to the Paris Agreement and require large firms receiving help from the taxpayer during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide climate disclosures.