Alex Murray, PhD., Head of Real Assets, VP, Research Insights, is a built environment economist with interests in the private financing of publicly funded infrastructure. Starting his career at KPMG, Alex spent eight years as a researcher and lecturer at UCL’s Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, and was a Senior Analyst at the UK Government’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
The average target size for alternatives ESG funds is set to reverse its previous growth trend as investors focus more on performance, a report by Preqin has found.
Nearly 75% of private market investors are putting their money where their ethics are, with 29% rejecting opportunities on ESG grounds.
A Preqin report finds aggregate capital in ESG alternatives funds has tripled over three years to $92bn with Europe and private equity leading the way.