Kate Fox: How Baillie Gifford’s impact fund is quadrupling the returns of its peers
The £550m Baillie Gifford Positive Change fund is one of the top performers in the IA Global sector
IMPACT INVESTING
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Federated Hermes nabs fund manager from Jupiter to replenish impact team after exits
JOHCM poached Hermes’ four-strong impact investing team in late 2019
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Civitas launches £2bn social impact fund house
Manager of the Civitas Social Housing investment trust expands into healthcare and urban regeneration
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JOHCM poaches Hermes team as competition for impact investing picks up
Tim Crockford’s exit comes hot on the heels of Andrew Parry defecting to Newton
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IA reaches milestone £5trn consensus on responsible investment terms
But the fact asset managers will classify their own funds raises concerns
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UN rallies up fund groups for SDGs alliance
Pimco and UBS among signatories to Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance
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Biodiversity struggles to achieve momentum of climate funds
Dragon Capital launches biodiversity economics chair to price ecosystems
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Investors slammed Woodford for treating them like charity
Equities manager boasted of government support for patient capital as trust struggled
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Schroders faces challenge taking niche impact investing to mass market
Liquidity concerns and higher costs have alienated wealth managers from the asset class
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EQ hires woman to market impact portfolios to advisers
Naomi Friend has a history with family offices and private clients
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‘Embarrassing’ tenants create ESG conundrum for property funds
Investors mixed on whether occupiers such as betting shops are a problem
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‘Almost complete failure’: Eight takes on fund firms’ regard for biodiversity
Earth Day 2019 sharpens spotlight on habitat destruction, deforestation and other causes of extinction
