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UBS creates "new framework for sustainable investing"
05 February 2018UBS Asset Management (AM) has teamed up with academics to develop a "new calculus for sustainable investing".
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Studies confirm pricing benefits to green bond issuers
05 February 2018Issuing green bonds can raise the price of a company's entire debt in the secondary market, according to research by NatWest Markets.
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ASR collaborates with bank on €600m sustainable lending mandate
05 February 2018Dutch insurer ASR and Triodos Bank are to jointly lend €600m ($748m) to environmentally and socially aware businesses.
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Green share of KfW funding rises more than 33% since 2010
05 February 2018KfW's support for green projects has risen sharply in recent years, reaching 43% of its financing in 2017, up from 31% in 2010, the development bank said in its annual review.
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US sustainable funds post twin records as they outperform fund universe
02 February 2018US sustainable funds posted records in 2017 both for net inflows and number of new funds, as Morningstar research showed they outperformed the overall fund universe for the calendar year.
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People moves, 2 February 2018
02 February 2018Ulrika Hasselgren has left Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to head the responsible investment team at Danske Bank.
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Overcoming the obstacles facing new carbon market mechanisms
02 February 2018Junji Hatano reviews practical challenges for international carbon markets under the Paris Agreement and explores how they could be overcome in a way that will ensure private sector participation.
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New York State pension fund commits extra $2bn to low-carbon index
01 February 2018The $203 billion New York State Common pension fund has doubled its exposure to its own low-carbon index to $4 billion.
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Nephila expands ESG-driven business with new climate-focused arm
01 February 2018Nephila Holdings has expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) business with the launch of a new specialty arm dedicated to weather risk transfer and climate resilience products.
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Major investor initiative to tackle climate change on four fronts announced
01 February 2018A landmark initiative to spur investors to attack climate change on the four fronts of engagement, disclosure, low-carbon investing and policy advocacy has been launched.