Impact investing in the US: opportunities and politics
Watch the final highlight video from the Wellington Management Roundtable on impact investing in fixed income below.
Hosted by Natalie Kenway, Editor of ESG Clarity, and featuring a fantastic panel of speakers, we conclude the series by diving into the topic of impact investing in the US. How much have recent politics impacted the opportunities for impact investing in the US and what are some of the case studies from the Wellington Global Impact Bond Fund?
Speakers featured in the roundtable:
Campe Goodman, CFA, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management
Amy Clarke, Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Tribe Impact Capital
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Helena Morrissey championed Girl fund merged away after flows fail to materialise
Fund’s assets failed to get above £50m since launching in 2018
Legal & General Investment Management has merged away its Future World Gender in Leadership UK Index fund, known widely as the Girl fund, after it failed to attract money from investors.
Championed by the then head of personal investing at the group Helena Morrissey (pictured), LGIM launched the Girl fund in 2018 with the aim of raising gender diversity standards in companies across the UK equity market.
The group created a proprietary index for the fund to score and rank companies according to four gender diversity measures: women on the board of directors, women executives, women in management, and women in the workforce.
Martin Gilbert-backed Alquity unveils first global impact fund
Last month Aberdeen AM founder financially supported the emerging markets boutique
Martin Gilbert-backed emerging market boutique Alquity is making its first foray into global equities with the launch of the Global Impact Fund.
The fund, which launched on 28 January, will invest in companies committed to producing high quality products and services that have a positive sustainability, societal and environmental impact.
It will be managed by global head of quantitative strategies Marnie Aragon-Uy.
The fund’s screening process has a particular focus how companies contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and decarbonisation.