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Renewables investors failing to assess risk adequately, says Amundi
29 August 2018Investors in renewables assets often fail to assess risk adequately in a race to beat competition to projects, according to a senior Amundi executive.
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Green bond funds double AuM in 12 months (Full table here)
24 August 2018Total assets under management (AuM) in green bond funds has more than doubled since July 2017, to $5.34 billion, according to a survey by Environmental Finance. In the same period, the number of funds has risen by more than a third, to 38.
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EU benchmark proposals should be abandoned, says think tank
24 August 2018The European Commission’s proposed reforms to benchmark indexes are “too far from contributing to [their] objectives to be amended” and should be abandoned, according to 2° Investing Initiative.
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Proliferation of SRI labels could pose problems, says asset manager
13 July 2018The growing number of socially responsible investing (SRI) labels in Europe could present fund managers with a serious headache as they look to comply with future legislation, according to a major French asset manager.
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Amundi/EDF fund secures €500m in equity finance
04 July 2018Amundi Energy Transition (AET), a 60:40 joint venture between French asset manager Amundi and utility EDF, has raised more than €500 million ($582 million) in equity capital to finance energy efficiency projects across France.
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Amundi's early mover
21 June 2018Frédéric Samama has been a key mover in the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition, the creation of low-carbon indexes, and now the world's biggest green bond fund. He talks to Peter Cripps
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Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee
19 June 2018The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.
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Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference
15 June 2018Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference saw the agreement of a deal that could help drive growth in the region, writes Michael Hurley.
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Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?
06 June 2018Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".
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Amundi creates position of chief responsible investment officer
29 May 2018Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier to the new position of chief responsible investment officer.