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Eurex hails ESG futures ‘great success’
27 August 2019Eurex’s environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed derivatives have reached 235,000 traded contracts and peaked at almost €800 million in open interest, in their first six months of trading.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 23 August 2019
27 August 2019The clearing price of CCAs in last week’s auction is likely to determine the next move in secondary market prices, says Nicolas Girod*.
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BAML reveals thoughts on transition bonds
26 August 2019Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has weighed in on the debate about the creation of a new market for transition bonds, suggesting that at least a quarter of the proceeds of bonds bearing this label should be used to finance green assets or projects.
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Climate risk management: what about corporate lending?
26 August 2019Financial institutions need to do more, argues Brianna Peterson
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TPG downsizes impact fund target
23 August 2019Private equity firm TPG has downsized its latest impact fund, Rise Fund II, from $3 billion to $2.5 billion.
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People moves: UBS, Palladium, ANZ, Mainstream
23 August 2019UBS creates sustainable finance committee, Tillery appointed CEO of Palladium’s new impact fund and more
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Exchanges ‘should consider sustainability standards for commodities’
23 August 2019Stock exchanges, clearing houses and other market infrastructure organisations have been advised to consider adopting sustainability standards for commodities trading.
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CPR-CDP fund out to prove value of disclosure
23 August 2019The manager of a ‘first-of-its-kind climate fund’ that could grow to more than €1 billion in size is encouraged by early results, Michael Hurley writes
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Two thirds of NNIP's assets integrate ESG
22 August 2019Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners (NNIP) is currently integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into 66% of its strategies, accounting for €176 billion ($195.3 billion) in assets under management (AuM).
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GCF belatedly signs off on Southern Africa green bank
22 August 2019The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an agreement with the Development Bank of Southern Africa to launch the long-awaited Climate Finance Facility (CFF) – a first-of-its-kind green bank in Africa.