Impact Investing

The recent catastrophic floods across Australia’s eastern seaboard and the devastating bushfires of 2019 have elevated the topic of climate change like never before....

Excluding defence companies has long been common practice for responsible investors. At a minimum, most negatively screened “Ethical” funds exclude the controversial...

Ben joins David to discuss Kilara Capital a fund manager that he co-found in 2017 that focuses on investment opportunities that work toward sustainable infrastructure...

In recent years there has been rapid growth in the volume of capital being invested in impact strategies. This growth has led to concerns that there has concurrently...

While it sometimes appears that younger generations cop the brunt of criticism (either for buying too much or not buying enough), a major theme is emerging where the...

While there is an increasing number of electric vehicles on roads, the number of public chargers remains static. In fact, Google search growth for “EV charging” is 1.5...

In this episode of Inside the Rope, Michael Traill joins David to discuss his career and path into investing for purpose. They discuss Michael's involvement in...

Gas prices in the UK shot up by 37% in a single day in early October. This was on top of a near trebling in price since the Summer of last year.The UK has become more...

In a previous wire, Lucerne’s Anthony Murphy and Michael Houghton warned that rising inflation and a reversal of excessive valuations could take the steam out of risk...

Last month the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the latest report from its first Working Group. There are three Working Groups and Working...

WHEB is a specialist fund manager with a core mission of advancing sustainability and creating prosperity through positive impact investments. Unlike the traditional...

Deliveroo has been dubbed London’s ‘worst IPO in history’ after its shares fell 26% in the first day of trading, which was the last day in March. Some say it was just...

On 10 January 2020, the first novel coronavirus genome sequence was made public. This accomplishment effectively fired the starting gun in the race to find a treatment...

The WHEB team has a fifteen-year track record in sustainable investing. Looking back over this period, we can say that this is undoubtedly the most exciting period in...

In the first half of 2020, investors were piling money into hydrogen-linked stocks. During the second quarter, the stock price of hydrogen-powered car company...

It is not unusual for investors to be captivated by emerging technology but for Ted Franks from the Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund, the COVID-19 crisis has first...

We are seeing an increased desire from investors to invest with impact; but is there sufficient integrity in the market? In the early years of Responsible investing -...

Life can’t exist without water and modern life would grind to a halt without waste collection and recycling services, making them some of the most defensive investment...

David and George discuss how investors can invest ethically in the fixed income space.Impact investing allows investors to not only generate a financial return but...

Many of you will have seen Trump's announcement essentially trying to prevent pension funds from considering ethical issues for investing. To quote The...