Archive

  • Allianz completes investments for latest renewables fund

    17 December 2018

    Allianz Global Investors (AGI) said its Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) is now fully invested, following its latest purchase of 13 solar energy plants in France and Italy.

  • Carbon markets reap rewards of regulation

    17 December 2018

    Carbon markets in North America and Europe have been buoyed by legislative changes introduced last year, and the momentum looks set to continue into 2019, the winners of Environmental Finance's Market Rankings tell Michael Hurley

  • Cat bond market: Tried and tested

    17 December 2018

    The cat bond market hit fresh highs in 2018 despite a spate of catastrophes

  • Market leaders in bullish mood

    17 December 2018

    Major environmental markets saw healthy growth in activity in 2018 and the winners of our annual Market Rankings see plenty of reasons for optimism about next year.

  • Focus on climate risk boosts demand for weather hedging

    17 December 2018

    An increasing focus on climate-related risks has become a significant driver of demand for financial products offering protection against adverse weather conditions, poll winners tell Graham Cooper.

  • REC markets prepare for rising demand

    17 December 2018

    The future looks bright for renewable energy certificates (RECs) after a year of volatility, says Elena K. Johansson

  • Environmental Finance announces Annual Market Rankings Winners

    17 December 2018

    Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners in its 19th Annual Market Rankings.

  • People Moves: BNP Paribas, Boralex, ICG

    14 December 2018

    BNP Paribas Asset Management has hired Carbon Tracker Initiative head of research and managing director Mark Lewis.

  • UniCredit launches European green bond ETF

    14 December 2018

    A subsidiary of Italian bank UniCredit has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in green bonds from European issuers.

  • Financial institutions to be held to account on climate by ISO standard

    14 December 2018

    A framework that is designed to assess the impact on climate change of financial institutions’ investments is to be launched next year.