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“Once in a generation chance”: Australian institutions backing $50m climate-tech VC fund

CEFC and Australian Ethical have invested $15m each in the fund managed by Climate Tech Partners

By Atharva Deshmukh

JP Morgan AM sees $11.7trn climate opportunity for European asset managers

US asset managers retreating from climate commitments have been met with growing criticism from asset owners, this could offer a window of opportunity for managers on the continent

The dragon takes flight: tailwinds for China’s first green bond issuance

China has launched its first sovereign green bond, the issuance is significant for three reasons – confidence, geography and timing, reports Atharva Deshmukh

Defined Contribution

Smart Pension’s James Lawrence on growing DC demand for green bonds

Investment Manager

Beyond green: inside the nascent space of transition bond funds

Fixed Income

Will transition debt become the new green for sovereigns?

UK banks plough £119bn into fossil fuels despite green pledges

Despite climate pledges, Britain’s biggest banks have channelled twice as much funding into fossil fuels as into green ventures, raising concerns over greenwashing and policy loopholes, InfluenceMap argues.

By Aysha Gilmore

Big deal: why ‘whale’ deals are on the rise in climate blended finance

Swiss National Bank sells stake in Chevron

Beyond the black box: how index investors can support the net zero transition

How investors turn biodiversity data into investment decisions

Investors divided on return profile of natural capital strategies

UK asset owners enter second wave of nature-positive investing

Private Markets

Inside the climate tech financing ladder: part III – climate fintech

Private Markets

Inside the climate tech financing ladder: part II - the disruptors

Fixed Income

University of Cambridge announces new global bond index

Trump’s tariffs send global oil prices tumbling, posing new challenges to fossil fuel firms

Global oil prices have plunged by more than 15% since last week following US president Trump’s tariff announcement, posing new challenges to the fossil fuel industry

LGPS

Risky start-up or steady infrastructure asset? Oxfordshire Pension Fund is branching out into nature

Equities

Shell expected to double down on LNG push ahead of capital markets day

Pensions

Tesla shares in the rearview as pension funds shift into reverse

Research

Could the UK’s cash-strapped local authorities hold the key to a successful energy transition?

Investment Manager