The London CIV has added a sustainable equity fund, managed by RBC Global Asset Management (UK), to its offer. The London Borough of Merton Pension Fund will provide seed investment of £66m, with another unnamed fund set to invest £180m, according to London CIV. Rob Hall, head of equities at the LGPS pool, said: “This fund offers an active and pragmatic approach to investing with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens.”
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