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EU carbon market update, 15 October
15 October 2019This week’s Brexit negotiations could trigger large moves in EU Allowance (EUA) prices in either direction, says Louis Redshaw*.
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A nuanced perspective on 'transition bonds'
15 October 2019Rather than talk about creating a transition bond label, let's talk about the broader direction of the labelled bond market, says Jacob Michaelsen
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Deutsche Rück and VöV Rück add names to PRI
15 October 2019Deutsche Rückversicherung and VöV Rückversicherung have become signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), edging investments among all German insurance signatories close to €800 billion.
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Investors to divest $920bn from fossil fuels
14 October 2019Institutional investors with $5.9 trillion in assets under management (AUM) are planning to divest 15.6% of their capital, $920 billion, from fossil fuels over the next ten years, according to a report by Octopus Investments
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ESG in Fixed Income featuring Green bonds Americas conference 2019
14 October 2019The conference attracted 300 delegates this year, as the discussion broadened out to cover sustainability in the overall fixed income market. Michael Hurley and Peter Cripps report
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Largest fund managers oppose four-fifths of climate-related shareholder motions
14 October 2019Fund managers BlackRock and Vanguard have opposed or abstained on average over 80% of climate related shareholder motions between 2015 and 2019.
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Swedish insurer introduces transition criteria to coal divestment policy
14 October 2019Swedish mutual insurer Länsförsäkringar has tightened the exclusion threshold for its fossil fuel company investments, while introducing criteria to identify thermal coal firms converting operations in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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People moves: Impax, Morgan Stanley, GKB, Osmosis, BlackRock
14 October 2019Impax Asset Management has recruited Casey Forester to its private equity infrastructure strategy's sales team.
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Solactive releases ESG screened green bond index
14 October 2019German index provider Solactive has released its first ESG screened green bond index and partnered with Lyxor Asset Management, to launch an exchange traded fund (ETF).
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Enel's SDG-linked bond strategy 'doesn't mark the demise of the green bond market'
11 October 2019Banks and investors have dismissed claims that the green bond market faces an uncertain future following the issue of Enel's €2.5 billion Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) linked bond.