Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Jupiter AM: a transition bond label is unnecessary

    12 November 2020

    ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The 'transition' bond label is an unnecessary departure from the green bond model honed over recent years, attendees of Environmental Finance's virtual conference heard.

  • Sustainable energy fund prepares £400m IPO

    12 November 2020

    VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, a closed-ended investment company focused on making sustainable energy infrastructure investments, has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering of shares on the London Stock Exchange.

  • J Safra Sarasin impact fund invests in vaccines, recycling

    11 November 2020

    J Safra Sarasin's recently-launched €25 million ($29 million) impact fund has invested in a biotechnology company and a company involved in the recycling of hazardous waste.

  • Investors back Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing

    10 November 2020

    A Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing has been published with support from a group of UK-based investors including M&G, Insight and Legal & General.

  • BlueOrchard launches Covid-19 support impact fund

    09 November 2020

    BlueOrchard Finance has launched a $140 million impact fund to help financial institutions provide financing to micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging and frontier markets as they respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • US election shows demand for positive change, impact investor says

    09 November 2020

    The record level of voter turnout in the 2020 US election demonstrates the country's desire for positive change - public sentiment which should be harnessed by investors, according to Adasina Social Capital.

  • Carney launches private finance strategy for COP26

    09 November 2020

    Mark Carney has launched the UK's Private finance Strategy for COP 26, which includes proposals to help countries require disclosures in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • People moves 6 November: Pollination, Janus Henderson, Blackstone ... and more

    06 November 2020

    Templeton leaves GIG to join Pollination

  • PRI responds to questions on outcomes reporting

    05 November 2020

    The Principles for Responsible Investment has moved to reassure its investor signatories about the motivation behind proposals to require reporting on "real-world outcomes" of their investments and the Sustainable Development Goals.

  • EU backs German social impact fund

    04 November 2020

    The European Social Innovation and Impact Fund (ESIIF) has been launched to "immediately strengthen impact investing in the EU", by closing the financing gap for early-stage European social enterprises.