Investment

The shift includes a re-evaluation of their approach to sustainable investment including embracing more impactful strategies, according to the latest UBS Global Family Office report.

The number of funds with biodiversity-related themes on Phenix Capital’s Impact Database now stands at 972, representing 55% growth since 2017. 

There is massive shortage of affordable housing in the UK and the characteristics of the asset class are ideal for institutional investors. Pension funds are attracted to the prospect of stable long-term income to match liabilities.

Private debt investments in emerging markets are still considered high risk by some institutional investors, but blended finance solutions and other structures are attracting the interest of some of Europe’s largest pension funds.

Place-based investing is now central to social impact investing in the UK and gaining strong pension fund support. Many of the lessons learned there can be applied elsewhere in Europe.

Startups in the food tech sector are gradually becoming more attractive to venture capital as pioneers reach maturity and early investors realise their exit strategies. 

New report estimates a catalytic capital funding gap for investment directly into social purpose organisations of around £200m annually.

This year’s Fi Forum in Madrid focused on the need to accelerate the further mobilisation of capital into emerging markets, the importance of the ‘human factor’, and the crucial role of families when it comes to impact investing.

Els Boerhof, managing partner and co-owner of Goodwell Investments, approaches impact investing with the same dedication that helped her sail across the Atlantic Ocean twice.  

Busting myths and telling awkward truths, Paul McMahon offers a cautionary tale, demonstrating that ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions’ in environmentalism as in other walks of life.