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  • Green bonds round-up, 5 September 2018

    05 September 2018

    German real estate bank, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, has issued its second €500 million ($580 million) green Pfandbrief.

  • Don't regulate us on climate change, say insurers

    27 July 2018

    Watchdogs should not create a separate sphere of rules for insurers to combat the risks of climate change, underwriters have told the peak global supervisory association.

  • Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018

    11 July 2018

  • Japanese and London Stock Exchange link to promote sustainable investment

    09 July 2018

    London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Japan Exchange Group (JPX) have jointly agreed to develop financial market infrastructure initiatives to promote sustainable investment globally.

  • Japan Post Insurance is sole investor in World Bank's SDG bond

    27 June 2018

    Japan Post Insurance, a life insurance company within the Japan Post Group, was the sole investor in a sustainable development bond issued earlier this month by the World Bank.

  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation eyes ESG investments

    26 June 2018

    The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) wants to join "the global ESG movement" by investing in next generation infrastructure, according to incoming president Tadashi Maeda.

  • LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds

    11 June 2018

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards on climate change issues, as part of its attempt to remove climate-related risk from its £5 billion ($6.7 billion) Future World funds.

  • Green bond round-up, 25 May 2018

    25 May 2018

    Electricity transmission operator TenneT successfully launched its eighth green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).

  • Partners Group 'trebles its money' as it exits Japan Solar

    29 January 2018

    Asset manager Partners Group has cashed out from its investment in Japan Solar, by selling its stake to a consortium led by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

  • Green bonds round-up, 29 November 2017

    29 November 2017

    The latest green bond from New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reached $2.021 billion, confirming it as the largest ever municipal green bond.