Beyond generation: the next frontier for European renewable infrastructure investing
From grids and storage to mid-market opportunities, the opportunity set is evolving alongside growing investor interest
Investment Manager
Australian Ethical expands private markets climate solutions portfolio
CEFC has invested $88m in the Growth Opportunities Fund, alongside Australian Ethical’s $352m seed commitment
Out now: Spark! DC focus: a new dawn for climate investing?
The fourth issue of Spark puts DC investors centre stage, covering key topics from Mansion House reforms and renewable infrastructure to tech-heavy portfolios and bond strategies
SFDR 2.0: 40% of Article 9 funds at risk of breaching proposed exclusion rules
Exclusion criteria for sustainable funds will put asset manager claims under pressure, new research shows
Capital Dynamics’ new solar farm to benefit from British government-backed contracts
The UK’s latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round had a record high procurement of solar energy
Clean Growth Fund backs battery materials startup
AmpliSi, a spin-out from the University of Sheffield is looking to scale its silicon anode technology
Sustained oil price surge ‘unlikely’, investors say as European oil shares rally
European oil shares surged after US and Israeli attacks on Iran heightened geopolitical tensions, though analysts warned that the rally in energy stocks and oil prices may be short-lived
SFDR 2.0: Europe’s fund labelling reform has transition blind spots that need fixing
With the EU planning to overhaul its fund labelling regime, stakeholders warn that it will need to tread carefully between incentivising ambition and addressing greenwashing
Doubling down: NZAM relaunch backed by 250 managers but largest US firms decline to join
The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative has formally confirmed its relaunch, with British, European and Australasian managers now dominating the network
Fidelity, Schroders, JP Morgan sustainable funds win SEK200bn Swedish active equity mandates
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has announced the winners of a SEK200bn procurement of global actively managed equity funds