R&M backs green gilts for schemes ahead of issuance

The investment manager will be part of the inaugural issuance of the green government bond

Hope William-Smith
clock • 2 min read
T. Rowe Price portfolio manager Quentin Fitzsimmons
Image:

T. Rowe Price portfolio manager Quentin Fitzsimmons

Green gilts can offer pension schemes a ‘low-cost and simple governance approach’ to demonstrate their commitment to achieving Paris Agreement goals, River & Mercantile (R&M) says.

The investment manager has today (22 September) announced that it will start to incorporate green gilts in client portfolios as part of its liability-driven investment (LDI) strategy. This will be ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Investment

M&G launches first LTAF in bid to widen access to private credit capability

M&G launches first LTAF in bid to widen access to private credit capability

Targeting net returns of SONIA plus 5% per annum over five years

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 12 October 2026 • 2 min read
Look to nature for true diversification

Look to nature for true diversification

Tony Dalwood says forestry and agriculture can offer genuinely different sources of return

Tony Dalwood
clock 05 October 2026 • 3 min read
Pension scheme investment could help alleviate UK housing shortages

Pension scheme investment could help alleviate UK housing shortages

LGPS Central says it expects partner fund investment in social housing to rise to £1bn

Martin Richmond
clock 02 October 2026 • 3 min read
Trustpilot