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Scottish Widows invests £500m in BlackRock global corporate ESG fund

The firm is the first investor in BlackRock’s new Global Corporate ESG Insights Bond Fund

Holly Roach

Holly Roach

11 October 2022 • 2 min read

Scottish Widows head of pension investments and responsible investments Maria Nazarova-Doyle

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Scottish Widows head of pension investments and responsible investments Maria Nazarova-Doyle

Scottish Widows has invested £500m in BlackRock’s Global Corporate ESG Insights Bond Fund.

The firm is the first investor in BlackRock's new fund, with the provider initially allocating £500m from across its retirement proposition. The initial investment into the ESG fund is being all...

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