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UBS Invests $225M in KKR Global Impact
The UBS fund-raising, from its global private client base, nudges the global wealth management firm closer to a commitment to raise US$5 billion within five years to address the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
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- Investing
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BlackRock in Amazon: ‘World’s Largest Investor in Deforestation’
Of the 167 deforestation-risk companies identified by the researchers, BlackRock held shares in 61 of them - valued at $1.5bn by the end of last year.
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- Environment, Investing
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TPG Lowers Fundraising Goal at Impact Fund After College Scandal
The initial hard cap for the second Rise Fund was $3.5 billion, according to filings, but was lowered in December to $3 billion, Bloomberg reported earlier this year.
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- Investing
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Can the Religious Robo Advisor Gain a Faithful Following?
Digital wealth managers, facing heightened competition, are turning to niche markets they believe are under-served. The latest? Faith-based investing.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, SRI
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LGT Acquires Impact Investor Aspada From Soros Fund
Aspada was launched in 2013 by the Soros Economic Development Fund. It also manages the portfolio of the SONG Fund, an early stage venture capital firm backed by the Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network and Google.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: The Landscape and Challenges of Impact Investments in India
In India, impact investors are committed to solving development problems, given the sheer size of populations in need but there is also a strong financial motivation to invest in ideas that serve dual bottom-lines.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Do Well by Doing Good With This Fund That Supports Freedom and Human Rights
“Eventually the idea came to me: I want to invest in free countries,” she said. “It’s freedom that allows the emerging markets of yesterday to become the developed markets of today.”
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- Investing
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Viewpoint: ESG Performance Also Matters for Pre-IPO Companies
ESG investing has increased more than 17 percent annually over the past couple of years, according to McKinsey.
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- Investing
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