
European investors choose passive sustainable funds
European investors continue to the lead the charge for sustainable investing, ploughing USD9.4 billion into funds in the third quarter of 2026.

European investors continue to the lead the charge for sustainable investing, ploughing USD9.4 billion into funds in the third quarter of 2026.

More than half (56 per cent) of investors are already exploring or deploying capital into nature-related investment opportunities, a status update from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) reveals.

As the very real threat from artificial intelligence (AI) to global security makes its way to the top of policymakers’ agendas, so new research shows asset owners may be applying the technology without accompanying oversight.

The majority of asset managers continue to overlook key social issues as part of their wider responsible investment strategies potentially damaging portfolio performance, new research reveals.

As temperatures soar once again across Europe having smashed all previous records in June, attention inevitably turns not only to climate change mitigation, but to adaptation specifically the buildings in which we live and work.
City Hive has announced that Allspring Global Investments and Pictet Asset Management are the latest asset managers to become ACT Signatories, bringing the total number of firms in the ACT List to 42.
Moreton Capital Partners (MCP) is launching the MCP Special Opportunities Fund to give institutional investors a specialised vehicle to hedge against escalating global supply chain disruptions and weather-driven food inflation.
Guinness Global Investors (Guinness) has announced the acquisition of Foresight Group’s public markets division, Foresight Capital Management (FCM). The deal includes seven strategies across real assets and sustainable and impact funds.
The Church of England Pensions Board has published its 2025 Stewardship Report, outlining its approach in an increasingly fractured and volatile world of growing conflict and weakened global institutions.

UK social bonds should play a role in Mansion House Accord signatories’ commitment to “backing British growth”, the Chair of The Big Issue Group has said.