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Norway oil fund plots path to divestment
16 February 2018Norway's finance ministry has set up an expert group to explore radical changes to the way it invests in energy stocks through its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, including abandoning investments in oil and gas companies.
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Could Trump's tax reforms slow the PACE market?
16 February 2018The recent US tax overhaul could put the brakes on the rapidly growing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) market, Morningstar Credit Ratings has warned.
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Allianz sees dialogue as means to reach 'zero coal'
16 February 2018Underwriter was forced to defend insuring fossil fuels at full-year results
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Finnish pension fund Varma reduces carbon footprint by 27%
16 February 2018The €45.4 billion ($56.8 billion) Finnish pension fund Varma has reduced the carbon footprint of its equities by 27% since 2015, hitting its own target two years ahead of schedule.
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Combining factor investing and ESG is "most important trend in asset management"
16 February 2018Combining factor investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is one of the most important trends in asset management, MSCI argues.
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Best performing funds of 2017: Pictet Global Environmental Opportunities
16 February 2018A dramatic change in fortunes last year swept Pictet's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) fund to the top of Morningstar's table of best performing 'ecology' funds.
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BlackRock: 'Why wouldn't you look at ESG?'
15 February 2018As the availability of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data grows exponentially, the question investors should ask is 'why wouldn't you look at these factors?' rather than 'why would you?', a BlackRock executive said.
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Banks' climate progress is 'skin deep'
15 February 2018Banks' attempts to adapt to the risks and the opportunities presented by climate change have been criticised as "often skin deep at best" by a coalition of $2 trillion of investors.
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Best performing funds of 2017: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (GBP)
15 February 2018Riding the 'third wave' of water equity investing has helped KBI's Institutional Water Fund outperform, says Michael Hurley
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Green bond round-up, 14 February 2018
14 February 2018National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued the country's first residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) that includes a green tranche certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).