Private Markets
How are the UK’s master trusts tackling the net zero challenge?
The UK's rapidly growing master trust market could become a key player in the transition towards a net zero economy
UCIM: dealing with ‘hard to abate’ sectors
Honor Fell, sustainability lead and associate director at University of Cambridge Investment Management argues that asset owners shouldn’t put off the harder tasks on the way to net zero
Timberland is increasingly on the radar of natural capital investors
Forestry is currently dominating the natural capital conversation for institutional investors looking at this emerging asset class
Cushon Master Trust overhauls net zero strategy
UK master trust Cushon has announced some major changes to its net zero strategies, including abandoning the claim to be the world’s first net zero pension. Net Zero Investor spoke to its strategic advisor Julius Pursaill about the change
OMERS’ sustainability chief on why the C$127bn fund’s green investment spree will not slow down
Following a flurry of transactions this summer, OMERS' chief sustainability officer Michael Kelly opens up about the pension fund's investment strategy and allocation decisions
The allure of the unlisted: should active owners have faith in private equity?
A decade-long boom in private equity asset allocation has left a mist of investor optimism.
Nature finance: are biodiversity credits moving too fast?
Efforts to scale up nature finance fuel an interest in biodiversity credits, but experts worry that the momentum is unable to digest the complexity
Allianz banks on green hydrogen in the Nordics
German insurer Allianz has invested €20m in Norwegian hydrogen and green ammonia plant Fuella
Financing net zero: asset owners’ challenge to scale climate investments
Addressing market failures and nurturing public-private collaboration while mobilising blended finance instruments could significantly scale net zero investment flows
ABP and OMERS join forces to buy Dutch metering firm Kenter
ABP and OMERS have announced the acquisition of Dutch metering firm Kenter.
