Analysis

  • Covid-19 shapes the case for gender-lens property investment

    24 August 2020

    A 'world-first' gender-lens fund is a proof of concept for impact investments post-pandemic, writes Keith Breslauer of Patron Capital

  • Insurers say regulators have the sustainability power

    21 August 2020

    JP Morgan Asset Management and Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to understand what lies under the bonnet of insurers' responsible investment announcements. Findings were compiled in a report. We present some of the key high- level discoveries, with part one focusing on regulation. Vincent Huck reports

  • Book review: Impact: Reshaping capitalism to drive real change by Sir Ronald Cohen

    20 August 2020

    Impact is a lucid overview of the nascent impact investing 'revolution', written by one of the movement's founders, says Michael Hurley

  • How important has the E in ESG been to performance?

    17 August 2020

    Research from MSCI shows that governance factors tend to cause more short-term, event-driven risks to company value, whereas carbon emissions are the biggest cause of more long-term, erosion of value.

  • Assessing Asian green bonds

    14 August 2020

    Reporting of environmental and social impact is 'patchy' among Asian green bonds, finds a report, which recommends eight priorities for the market. Ahren Lester reports

  • Healthcare impact investing webinar: Investment need accelerating but data dearth hampers storytelling

    13 August 2020

    American Century Investments explains how impact investing in healthcare can pay social and financial dividends, but that data shortfalls make the story harder to tell. Ahren Lester reports.

  • Does private education have a place in an impact investment strategy?

    13 August 2020

    There is a strong argument that private education has no place in impact investing. The reality is a lot more complicated, says UBP's Eli Koen

  • Fossil fuel lending is a financial stability issue

    10 August 2020

    The decline of fossil fuels systems is not only a threat to investor returns but also to financial stability. The NGO Finance Watch argues that this should have implications for the way banks are regulated, and urges regulators to use their powers to intervene without delay

  • Investors must step up their game on climate risk management

    07 August 2020

    Leading institutional investors are working to align their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement. More should follow their lead, says Ian Simm of Impax Asset Management

  • Family offices and impact investing

    06 August 2020

    Is a rush of family office-managed private wealth into impact investments inevitable, asks Michael Hurley

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