Archive

  • London stock exchange appoints David Harris to new sustainability position

    13 April 2016

    David Harris has been appointed to head up London Stock Exchange Group's sustainability efforts in addition to his duties at FTSE Russell.

  • MSCI, FTSE add to range of ESG indexes

    12 April 2016

    Two more indexes that aim to give institutional investors exposure to companies whose products and services address major environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges, have been launched by MSCI and FTSE Russell.

  • AODP to rate asset managers, ratings agencies and others on climate risk

    11 April 2016

    The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) will begin assessing ratings agencies and asset managers to help asset owners "hold their agents to account".

  • Impax reports strong growth in AUM

    08 April 2016

    Environmentally-themed investor Impax Asset Management has shrugged off market volatility to chalk up another "strong" quarter of growth in its assets under management (AUM).

  • PRI appoints associate director for EMEA

    07 April 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has appointed a new associate director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

  • EF BRIEFS: BRICS, Impax, Hubei, BoCom

    30 March 2016

    The BRICS development bank will issue RMB3 billion ($463 million) of green bonds in the Chinese market as part of its first funding round, it has confirmed.

  • Setting the standard

    30 March 2016

    As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop

  • Private equity firm snaps up Irish energy giant

    29 March 2016

    Private equity firm I Squared Capital will acquire Irish energy company Viridian in a deal reported to be worth €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

  • SEC sides with DiNapoli in fight with ExxonMobil

    24 March 2016

    ExxonMobil has lost its bid to block a shareholder resolution over disclosure of its climate change policy, after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled against it.

  • EF BRIEFS: Greencoat, Anglo American, Recharge AS, Kommuninvest

    14 March 2016

    A pension fund joint venture Investment vehicle has joined forces with yieldco Greencoat UK Wind to acquire a stake in a Scottish wind farm for £355 million ($510 million).