June 2026

The June edition of Alternative Investor is out, focused on impact investing’s move from ESG labels to hard evidence.

This month, we look at how impact is moving from niche allocation to mainstream alternatives strategy, as allocators ask what measurable outcomes can sit alongside institutional-grade returns.

• Lendable’s Chris Wehbé argues that impact goes mainstream only when it stops asking allocators to make concessions.

• Saison International’s Marie Anna Bénard examines why accountability, local knowledge and long-term partnerships matter in emerging markets.

• BII’s Huma Yusuf makes the case for DFIs as market architects, using blended finance, guarantees and risk-sharing structures to mobilise private capital.

• FLS Group’s Charlie Sichel looks at carbon removals and nature-based solutions, where performance will matter more than promises.

Elsewhere, Prosek Partners’ Mark Kollar, AIMA’s Thomas Sharpe, CAIA’s Georgina Tzanetos, Capricorn Fund Managers Group’s Ant Bennett, and RQC Group’s Matt Raver broaden the discussion to include blockchain infrastructure, SFDR reform, AI concentration risk, and regulatory hosting.

While the Money Maze’s Simon Brewer speaks with Cevian Capital’s Lars Förberg on long-term ownership, European activism and the governance gap in public markets.

As usual, we wrap up with RQC Group’s monthly regulatory review, covering AIFMD reform, SMCR simplification, tokenisation, SEC qualified client thresholds, enforcement priorities and insider trading risk.