The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, in partnership with Beyond Finance and FosterImpact, has launched the Women Empowerment for Climate fund, aiming to raise $100m to invest in projects dedicated to empowering women to successfully implement policies to adapt to climate change. The fund is dedicated to sectors that primarily benefit women’s climate adaptation in Asia and Africa, targeting three key…

WisdomTree has rolled out the the WisdomTree Strategic Metals UCITS ETF, which seeks to target exposure to the metals driving the energy transition. The strategy, which has a 0.55% total expense ratio, will list tomorrow (15 January) on the London Stock Exchange. It is also available to European investors on the Börse Xetra and Borsa Italiana. Classified as an Article…

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) has announced it is “suspending activities” following the departure of BlackRock from its list of signatories. In a statement posted to its website, NZAM said recent developments in the US and different regulatory and client expectations in investors’ respective jurisdictions have led it to launch a review of the initiative to ensure NZAM “remains fit…

Aegon Asset Management is set to close its £130m UK Sustainable Opportunities fund, citing weaker-than-anticipated growth since the fund’s launch. Shareholders were notified in December of Aegon’s intention to close the Aegon UK Sustainable Opportunities fund on 31 January 2025. A spokesperson at Aegon told PA Future: “Since the fund launched, its size has not grown as anticipated. Having reviewed the funds’…

The investment landscape “looks as uncertain as it has for some time”, with growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, politics and geopolitics all potential drivers of volatility. However, in many countries across the globe, fiscal policy and regulatory support for sustainability are progressing, with corporate disclosure, fund labelling and green bond standards – among many other incentives – coming into…

The Tracker Group, home to the Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker brands, has appointed Christine Chow (pictured) as its chief executive. Chow brings 27 years’ worth of finance experience with a specific focus on sustainable and impact investing. Chow has held global executive leadership roles at UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Schroders and Federated Hermes. Alongside this, Chow is also the board chair…