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    Asset Management Firms Owned by Women and People of Color Are At Least 3 Times More Likely to Lead Diverse Teams, a Knight Foundation Report Finds

    2022-04-05

    Knight Foundation: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, in partnership with Global Economics Group, released a new study revealing that asset management firms owned by women and people of color are at least three times more likely to employ diverse teams when compared to firms led primarily by white men. 

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    General Atlantic Appoints Global Head of ESG

    2022-04-05

    Private Equity Wire: Based in London, Gomez will oversee General Atlantic’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts at the firm and across its portfolio.

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    Women Dealmakers Gaining Ground, According to Datasite Survey

    2022-04-01

    Private Equity Wire: While more women are participating in dealmaking, especially among Millennials and Generation Z, women dealmakers have felt less appreciated and supported than their male counterparts in the last year, according to findings from a new survey of 600 global dealmakers across the US, Canada, UK, Australia, France, and Germany by Datasite, an SaaS-based technology provider for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals.

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    Hedge Fund CFM Sees ‘Big Repricing’ for Banks Over Climate Risks

    2022-03-31

    BNN Bloomberg: Capital Fund Management SA is looking more closely at all the ways in which banks’ climate exposure will start to feed into their share prices, as regulators roll out increasingly tough environmental, social and governance rules.

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    Macquarie Asset Management Buys Stake in UK Renewable Energy Developer

    2022-03-31

    MSN: Macquarie Asset Management, part of Macquarie Group, said on Thursday it has agreed to buy a 50% stake in UK-based renewable energy developer Island Green Power for an undisclosed sum.

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    Man GLG Launches Sustainable Water and Circular Economy Fund

    2022-03-31

    Hedge Week: The new fund applies a long-only, actively managed equity thematic investment strategy with a strong sustainability focus. It is designed to generate returns while targeting a positive environmental impact by contributing to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on clean water and sanitation (goal 6); life below water (goal 14); life on land (goal 15); and responsible consumption and production (goal 12).

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    Wall Street Must Come Clean on Fossil-Fuel Plans, Texas Says

    2022-03-30

    BNN Bloomberg: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says he wants financial services firms to be transparent in their environmental, social and governance rhetoric.

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    Here’s Where PE Money Is Flowing Now That China Is Falling Out of Favor

    2022-03-30

    Institutional Investor: Global investors first started pulling back from public markets in China as they tried to navigate markets amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But now private companies in China are feeling the change in sentiment as well. 

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    Bridgewater's Chief Diversity Officer Explains how the Hedge Fund is Using its New Fellowship Program to Create a Pipeline of Diverse Talent in Finance

    2022-03-29

    Business Insider: Bowser, the chief diversity officer at hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, told Insider he was able to build a successful career in financial services at least partly because of the mentorship and sponsorship he received.

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    Women Manage Just 2% of UK Funds

    2022-03-29

    Portfolio Adviser: Of all the funds available to investors in the UK, just 214 are run by women. That equates to 2.4%, according to data from Morningstar. Funds whose co-managers are male and female account for 7.5%, meaning 90.1% are run by men.

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