UK. Pension funds will increase impact investing, research finds

Pension funds are predicted to increasingly invest with impact, according to a survey by the Impact Investing Institute and EY, the professional services firm.

The UK impact investing market had an estimated £58bn in assets under management at the end of 2020. Only 1 per cent of this figure was attributed to pension fund managers.

But pension funds, asset managers and family offices were seen as the primary drivers of future growth given the scale of capital they control, a survey for the report found. The wider pensions market was at £4tn at the end of 2020, the Investment Association estimates.

Leading impact investors currently in the market and those entering the impact investing market

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