Michael Hurley

'Post-growth' investing could succeed unsustainable ESG strategies - ShareAction report

'Sustainable' investment approaches are merely a "continuation of unsustainable investment" practices insofar as they are built on the economic imperative of growth at a cost to society, according to a report by ShareAction and a group of UK charitable investors.

Asset owner climate valuation framework 'could be used by' IFRS

TPG targets 'next generation of diverse investors, entrepreneurs'

Alternatives investor TPG has launched an initiative to invest in what it called "the next generation of diverse investors and entrepreneurs".

JP Morgan private bank launches $150m impact fund

JP Morgan Private Bank has raised about $150 million at final close of its Global Impact Fund, to invest in areas including renewable energy, agriculture technology, education and financial inclusion.

TPG's Rise Fund invests $200m in Airtel Africa

TPG's Rise Fund is to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa's 'mobile money' business, as part of a deal which values the business at $2.65 billion.

M&G Catalyst impact strategy invests in vaccine developer

M&G was lead investor in a funding round worth $168 million in Vaccitech, which co-invented a Covid-19 vaccine with the University of Oxford.

T. Rowe Price launches listed equities impact fund

T. Rowe Price has launched an 'impact fund' to invest in listed companies that have a positive impact on the environment and social equity issues.

Faber's Danone exit requires rethink of voting practices - Mirova's Zaouati

IFC invests $20m in Brazilian impact fund

Impact fund provides grants to support IIRC, SASB merger

The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing has provided grants worth $500,000 to the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) - to help "unify the impact investing market behind a global standard", it said.