For the first time, an impact investing fund has been listed on the Italian stock exchange. It is Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate, born from a collaboration between LifeGate and Sella Gestioni SGR, the asset management company of the Gruppo Banca Sella. The official announcement was made on Monday 21 November at Palazzo Mezzanotte, the home of Borsa italiana.

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The first impact fund listed on the Italian stock exchange

Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate, of which MainStreet Partners is investment adviser, is aimed at institutional investors and savers who are interested both in obtaining a financial return and in making their own contribution to sustainable development. Listing on the ETFPlus market of Borsa italiana allows savers to buy or sell units at their bank's branches, via home banking or through trading platforms. At the same time, it guarantees investors maximum efficiency and transparency on costs.

21 November 2016. LifeGate and Sella Gestioni SGR present the first impact investment fund listed on Borsa Italiana. © Marco Barbieri/Borsa Italiana

The presentation day of Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate at Palazzo Mezzanotte, Borsa Italiana, consisted of three phases: the press conference with Enea Roveda, Nicola Trivelli (pictured here shortly beforehand) and Pietro Poletto at 12:00. The meeting with analysts at 15:00. The event for investors at 18:00. © Marco Barbieri / Borsa Italiana

The moment of listing, with the iconic bell ringing! The time has come for the first impact investment fund, Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate. Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan, 21 November 2016.

This is the magnificent Sala Scavi at Palazzo Mezzanotte, where the video interviews and the highlight event of the day took place © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The key figures of the Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate stock exchange listing day: Enea Roveda, CEO of LifeGate; Pietro Poletto, Head of Fixed Income Markets at Borsa Italiana; Nicola Trivelli, CEO of Sella Gestioni. ©Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Enea Roveda, CEO of LifeGate. After the press conference, a round of video interviews. © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

We had the chance to interview Ferruccio de Bortoli on how the finance sector positions itself today with regard to sustainability. ©Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Ferruccio de Bortoli, Simona Roveda, Enea Roveda ©Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

After the video interviews, a brief debrief between Nicola Trivelli, Ferruccio de Bortoli, Simona Roveda and Enea Roveda © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Rodolfo Fracassi (MainStreet Partners) is the fund's investment advisor. Federico Sella, CEO of Banca Patrimoni Sella & C., alongside Simona Roveda and Ferruccio de Bortoli ©Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Luca Testoni, editor of Etica News, a press agency that played a prominent role in a great many events during this Settimana dell'investimento responsabile between Rome and Milan ©Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The evening launch event for the first impact investment fund, Investimenti Sostenibili LIFEGATE. Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan, 21 November 2016 © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Enea Roveda: "LifeGate has always promoted change by placing the individual at the centre of lifestyle choices aligned with sustainability values. Finance and savings are elements that complete this journey. Providing people with tangible tools to direct their own investments can concretely incentivise progress towards a future of a sustainable global economy that respects both people and the environment". © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

In a packed Sala Scavi, Pietro Poletto, Head of Fixed Income Markets at Borsa Italiana, introduced the topics covered at the final presentation event for the Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate fund © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Nicola Trivelli, CEO of Sella Gestioni: "It is an efficient investment accessible to any investor who makes attention to the environment and the social dimension a performance driver. Being able to engage an ever-broader audience with this project through the stock exchange listing, and with a partner who shares with us values such as attention to the social dimension, the environment, professionalism and transparency, is a source of great satisfaction" © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Some very interesting data were presented: for example, 68% of Italians, all else being equal in terms of return, prefer a sustainable investment (focus: 18–54 age group). © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The presentation of the first impact investment fund, Investimenti Sostenibili LIFEGATE. Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan, 21 November 2016 © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The presentation of the first impact investment fund, Investimenti Sostenibili LIFEGATE. Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan, 21 November 2016 © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The LifeGate editorial team (Tommaso Perrone) at work on the live coverage of the evening, while Nicola Trivelli presents the areas of intervention of Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate: inclusion and exclusion criteria, methods of analysis and ongoing monitoring of investments. We're in good hands © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

At the stock exchange listing event for the first listed impact fund, Marco Roveda, founder and chairman of LifeGate, could not be absent © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The farewell cocktail was also an opportunity for the Sella Gestioni and LifeGate teams to exchange… congratulations. Why not? © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Federico Sella mingles with the guests. The event proved a valuable opportunity to spark new thinking and foster the development of the concept of sustainability in this arena too © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

LifeGate has always had the characteristic of catalysing new ideas and new energies towards a shared path marked by innovation, richness of thought and new projects © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

The presentation of the first impact investment fund, Investimenti Sostenibili LIFEGATE. Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan, 21 November 2016 © Luigi Zanni/LifeGate

Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate, impact investing comes to the Italian stock exchange

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Investimenti Sostenibili LifeGate, born from LifeGate and Sella Gestioni SGR, is aimed at those who are mindful of both financial returns and sustainable development.