Ahren Lester

Foresight buys £1.8bn pension fund asset manager PiP

Foresight has agreed to buy the UK's Pension Infrastructure Platform (PiP) for an undisclosed sum as it continues to bolster its sustainable infrastructure assets.

People Moves, 10 July: BT Pension; Mirova; JPMorgan; RPMI Railpen; Aegon; Gresham House

Rocky Mountain Institute launches climate finance centre with US banks

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a research centre to help shape the role that the financial industry has in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, with four major US banks collaborating on the project

Axa IM strengthens gender diversity voting policy

Axa Investment Management has expanded its gender diversity voting policy for firms in developed and emerging market economies, as it continues to ramp up pressure on companies to improve their practices

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: CIP, Siemens Gamesa and more

AgriFunds urged to improve natural capital risk disclosure

Food and agriculture funds have been urged to improve reporting on nature-related risks, after a report showed major investors in the sector were materially exposed to the financial risks associated with natural capital threats.

IFC elected chair of GBP/SBP excom

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been elected chair of the executive committee (excom) of the green, social and sustainability-linked bond principles

Perpetual closes $36m acquisition of ESG investor Trillium

The $36 million acquisition of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investment firm Trillium Asset Management by Australian financial firm Perpetual has completed.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Keppel, Cobra, Oatly, NMB

2DII and Carbon Tracker launch research collaboration project

2° Investing Initiative (2DII) and Carbon Tracker have launched a collaborative research project to provide a climate scenario analysis service to financial institutions and companies.