public policy

Tariffs and geopolitical tensions are hastening a return of manufacturing to the US and presenting a new set of prospects to private investors, panellists said at NEXUS last week.

Marcie Frost, CEO of the Californian pension plan, discussed the political pressure that surrounds the investors' sustainable investments and a desire for more ESG data for risk management purposes at NEXUS 2026.

The leaderboard in the New Private Markets Global Awards 2025 illustrates the increased prominence of emerging markets in sustainability, ESG and impact investing.

St Thomas Aquinas can help investors navigate the ethical issues around defence investment, writes Elpis Impact's Dominic Hall.

Chicago Teachers' keeps growing the proportion of its assets managed by MWDBE firms.

The public pension fund has exceeded state-mandated targets for investments with MWDBE firms and plans to 'expand opportunities' in 2026, executive director says.

England appeared to have built Europe’s most credible biodiversity market by hard-wiring demand into law – that’s no longer the case.

The Germany-headquartered investor reports robust distribution activity in 2025, much of which was 'directly linked to investments with sustainability characteristics', according to head of private equity Maria Sanz.

Limited partners are less attracted to 'early-stage science projects' and more interested in 'evidence of disciplined project execution', says Ara Partners' Charles Cherington.

After a year characterised by dramatic, and in some respects 'disappointing', regulatory change, veteran private markets sustainability lawyer Simon Witney urges law and policy makers to create clear, proportionate and evidence-based regulation.