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Insurers' commitment to ESG "not a fad that is likely to fade"
30 August 2018The trend that has seen insurers pay increasing attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities is not a fad, according to a report.
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Green bond round-up 29 August 2018
29 August 2018Second deal makes SSE biggest UK corporate issuer
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Santander, Bunge and TNC bid to boost sustainable soy production
29 August 2018A novel financing mechanism to reduce the environmental impact of increased soy production has been developed by Santander Brasil, agribusiness giant Bunge and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
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Renewables investors failing to assess risk adequately, says Amundi
29 August 2018Investors in renewables assets often fail to assess risk adequately in a race to beat competition to projects, according to a senior Amundi executive.
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Pension scheme supervisors to get international ESG guidelines
29 August 2018More than 80 international private pension supervisors are to receive guidance on the application of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the supervision of pension fund investment.
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Pimco wins AUD440 million ESG fixed income mandate
29 August 2018Australian pension fund Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded Pimco a mandate to manage AUD440 million ($322 million) of fixed-income securities according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
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Sustainable finance has yet to be fully integrated in Germany's banks, says report
28 August 2018While sustainable finance hasn't reached the core business of Germany's financial institutions, the topic has attracted attention of the majority of its C-suite, a report claims.
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EU carbon update, 28 August 2018
28 August 2018Low auction volumes mean further gains in EU Allowance prices are possible this week, depending on the price of power, but some profit-taking could offset this buying pressure, says Louis Redshaw.
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EU's sustainability taxonomy 'should not meddle with Solvency II capital requirements'
28 August 2018Solvency II capital requirements should be used to measure and capture risks and not as a base to artificially create incentives or disincentives to investing, Europe's insurance lobbying group has said.
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RobecoSAM launches electric vehicle strategy
28 August 2018RobecoSAM has launched a new strategy designed to plug into the massive expected growth in the sales of electric vehicles (EVs).