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Indosuez launches €70m fixed-maturity green bond fund

Indosuez Wealth Management has launched a €70 million ($75 million) actively managed green bond fund with a fixed maturity of 2028.

Indosuez launches impact fund

PGGM and Shell consider joint bid for Eneco

Dutch pension fund manager PGGM is exploring the possibility of joining forces with energy giant Shell to make a bid for green energy company Eneco.

Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative

More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".

PGGM takes 20% stake in Suez Water Resources

Dutch asset manager PGGM has agreed to buy a 20% stake in Suez Water Resources, via its infrastructure fund.

RobecoSAM recommends water investments to address SDGs

Investing in water companies is an effective way of optimising contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Swiss investment firm RobecoSAM.

27 CEOs back TCFD recommendations

27 CEOs from major corporations have committed to implement the draft recommendations laid out by the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Investors start to weigh water risks

Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports

Suez and Canadian pension fund acquire GE Water for €3.2bn

French waste and water group Suez and Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) have partnered to buy General Electric's (GE) water division.

Best performing funds of 2016: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (€)

A strong performance in 2016 is likely to be followed by "another good year" for KBI's Institutional Water Fund A (€), senior portfolio manager Matt Sheldon tells Graham Cooper