Category: Thematic investing

ABN AMRO has launched a €425m sustainable impact fund investing in private companies and early-stage ventures. It will invest in companies which “accelerate the transition to a sustainable and inclusive society”. The fund will be able to invest up to €30m in private companies with a proven business model, and make venture investments of up to €4m in companies if there is a “proven concept”. Investments will be made across the themes of circular economy, energy transition and social impact.

Vontobel has launched a thematic equity ‘megatrend’ fund, investing in firms which benefit from long-term technological, demographic, environmental and social trends. The fund will invest in companies “that disrupt entire industries and have the potential to become market leaders”.

Bloomberg has launched a series of 10 emerging markets ESG fixed income indices. The series includes global, pan-Euro and USD versions of an ESG tilted index, a standard scre…