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
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T. Rowe Price portfolio manager Quentin Fitzsimmons
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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 ...

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