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EU unveils draft rules on ESG integration in investment advice
04 January 2019Draft rules on how investment firms and insurance distributors should consider sustainability topics when they advise clients have been published by the European Commission.
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Analysts bullish on EUAs in 2019, despite hard Brexit threat
04 January 2019EU carbon allowance (EUA) prices are expected in 2019 to build on the extraordinary gains they made last year, despite the danger of a 'hard Brexit' disrupting the market, analysts have predicted.
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Natixis launches sustainable equity fund
04 January 2019Natixis Investment Managers has launched a sustainable equity fund, aiming to maximise exposure to non-US companies with a positive impact on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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NTR raises €229m for second renewables fund
03 January 2019European infrastructure developer NTR has attracted commitments of €229 million ($260 million) for its second renewables fund, of which €145 million has been raised at first close.
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NYK receives Yen2bn green loan from Taiyo Life Insurance
02 January 2019Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has received a ¥2 billion ($18.29 million) green loan from Taiyo Life Insurance to finance the building of a methanol-fuelled chemical tanker.
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Green bond comment, January 2019: Building a ‘big tent’ for sustainability
02 January 2019While the overall value of green bonds issued in 2018 slumped amid testing conditions in the broader debt capital markets, the combined issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds grew year-on-year to almost $200 billion.
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Green bond round-up, 2 January 2019
02 January 2019Automobile giant Toyota is set to return to the green bond market this month.
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Japanese government releases TCFD guidance
02 January 2019The Japanese Ministry of Economy and Trade (METI) has set out to spur support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), by issuing guidance on how to apply its recommendations.
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Sustainability bond issuance will surge to $220bn in 2019, says BBVA
02 January 2019Global issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds will grow by almost one-third, to $220 billion in 2019, compared with the total for last year, BBVA has predicted.
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UBS hails sustainable investing as a key strategy for 2019
02 January 2019UBS has named sustainable investing as one of its five key strategies for investors in 2019, to help tackle what it described as an "environmental credit crunch".