Fusion energy company TAE Technologies announced that it has raised $150 million in a new funding round, with participation from investors including Chevron, Google and NEA. TAE said that the new capital will support its efforts to deliver world’s first commercial fusion power. Fusion, the process of combining two atoms to form a single atom to release energy, has long…
Global investment manager T. Rowe Price announced the appointment of Matt Lawton as Head of Impact Fixed Income. T. Rowe Price launched its first impact credit strategy, the Global Impact Credit Strategy, in 2021, focused on investing in companies that create positive and measurable impact while also seeking outperformance. The firm added a new Global Impact Short Duration Bond Strategy…
Nearly nine out of ten institutional investors globally report that they are not changing their commitments to sustainable investing, despite geopolitical pressures, although many are being quieter about it, according to a new survey by financial group BNP Paribas. For the report, ESG Survey 2025, BNP Paribas surveyed 420 asset owners, asset management and private capital firms, representing nearly $34…
Private credit is poised to become the fastest-growing strategy in European alternative investments over the next 12–18 months, according to a new survey of fund managers. The EU Core Alternative Managers’ Mood Index (CAMMI) was conducted by Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator. The survey of 110 UK and European fund managers revealed that 64% plan to launch…
Stewardship is very much front and centre of discussions about what it means to be a responsible investor. In asset management, proclamations of sustainability or net zero “are being scrubbed from marketing material with little sign of regret”, observed Sarasin & Partners’ Natasha Landell-Mills in a recent article. Meanwhile, collective action from multiple shareholders in a company is becoming more…
A majority (56%) of global investors have said president Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuels and anti-clean energy policy will hamper the net-zero transition, but that momentum will recover once US leadership changes, according to the findings of Robeco’s fifth Global Climate Investing Survey. At present, nearly six-in-ten (59%) of investors inidicated they will see how the new US policy agenda develops…
Schroders has created a proprietary tool, NatCapEx, to “help fill the nature data gap”. Launched earlier this year, the tool supports nature-aligned analysis across 9,000 public companies, building on Schroders’ SustainEx model. Schroders has now used the tool to create its first Group Nature Report, which follows the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Disclosures (TNFD) issued in 2023. It aims to…
Further cuts have been made at Newton Investment Management including the role of global head of sustainable investment and several fund manager roles. The group confirmed Therese Niklasson, global head of sustainable investment, has left the group and confirmed her role will not be replaced. “We can confirm Therese Niklasson will be leaving Newton Investment Management,” a statement said. “Sustainable…
Alternative asset management firm TPG announced today an agreement by its climate investing platform TPG Rise Climate to acquire a majority stake in UK-based power market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research. Founded by University of Oxford professors and economists in 2013, Aurora provides power market forecasting and analytics for critical investment and financing decisions through a proprietary data, analytics, and…