Impax’s takings slump after global retreat on sustainability Investing Impax Asset Management recorded a slump in revenue in the first half of the year as a global retreat on green policies turned clients away from its sustainability offering. The firm cited a “challenging first half of financial year” with assets under management falling to £25.3bn. This was down from £37.2bn at the end of [...]
Can Impax bounce back? Investing Today, Impax Asset Management entered into an agreement with European giant BNP Paribas, where the asset manager will provide investment advisory services for one of its funds. But after hitting its lowest stock price in eight years earlier this month, analysts are split on whether Impax Asset Management will be able to bounce back. Impax’s [...]
Impax stock crashes on profit warning after St James’s Place loss Investing Impax Asset Management’s stock price has crashed more than 15 per cent after issuing a profit warning thanks to its falling assets. The asset manager reported a 26 per cent decline in assets under management after losing a £5.1bn mandate from St James’s Place. The £8.8bn drop over the last three months was in large [...]
Impax slashes jobs after loss of St James’s Place mandate March 5, 2025 Impax Asset Management has made 10 per cent of its employees redundant after losing a £5.1bn mandate from St James’s Place. The 30 layoffs, which Impax said should save over £11m for the firm annually, have occurred over the last six months, the company said in a stock exchange update today. Job losses resulted from [...]
St James’s Place: Impax slumps following mandate losses January 9, 2025 Impax’s stock price has sunk even further after revealing the damage that the loss of fund management mandates from St James’s Place has done to its business. Assets under management at the environmental-focused money manager fell eight per cent over the quarter, the firm revealed in a trading update on Thursday. After falling by more [...]
Impax profit drops as ESG-focused asset manager looks forward to Trump’s return November 28, 2024 ESG-focused Impax Asset Management has reported a fall in profit and continued outflows but said Donald Trump’s return to the White House could help its portfolios deliver “excellent returns”. The London-listed firm said on Thursday that its pretax profit came in at £49m for the year ending on 30 September, down six per cent from [...]
St James’s Place ditches manager of lagging £9.9bn fund October 22, 2024 St James’s Place has ditched one of the managers of a struggling £9.9bn fund as Britain’s biggest wealth manager looks to recover from a troubling year and deliver more value for its customers. Impax, which has co-managed St James’s Place Global Quality Unit Trust since 2021 alongside five other investment houses, has been dropped by [...]
Impax Environmental Markets assets dip while holding out hope for ‘resurgent M&A’ August 12, 2024 Impax Environmental Markets has reported a 0.5 per cent decline in the net asset value (NAV) of the trust over the six months to 30th June. The investment trust reported a NAV of 429.3p at the end of June, compared to 434.9p as of 31 December 2023. The company, which is the UK’s largest environmental [...]
ESG-focused Impax builds out fixed income offering with new fund acquisitions July 10, 2024 Ian Simm, founder and chief executive of Impax said: "This transaction marks an important milestone in our strategy to expand Impax's fixed income capabilities globally".
Impax hit by outflows as investors adopt ‘risk-off’ stance May 29, 2024 ESG-focused Impax Asset Management has seen continued net outflows into 2024 as investors withdraw from sustainable funds, while its investment performance drove a growth in assets under management.