EQ Investors has launched its sustainable portfolios on the Timeline platform, making them available to financial planners and their clients via the platform for the first time. This will give Timeline’s network of planners direct access to the sustainable model portfolios. The firm said the portfolios are designed to deliver competitive long-term returns by seeking out companies making a positive…

Drax Group has acquired Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) for £548m through its subsidiary Drax Smart Generation, after the BSIF board decided a higher interest rate environment caused its shares to trade at a consistent double-digit discount to NAV, making a sale the best option. It comes with an additional 2.25 pence per share dividend, making the total value 94.824…

Wealth manager Quilter has launched a new targeted support offering, available through its Quilter Invest arm, which is designed to support clients through earlier stages of their investment journey. It now offers a practical and proportionate route to investing through targeted support, while keeping the door open for full advice through Quilter in the future. Quilter said customers are guided through a short, attitudinal-based assessment…