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Solactive and Candriam launch responsible indexes
28 June 2017Index provider Solactive and asset manager Candriam have developed sustainable and responsible indexes and funds trading them.
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Green bond round-up, 28 June 2017
28 June 2017New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to issue its fourth green bond this year, hoping to raise $500 million, which will make it the largest municipal issuer in the world.
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East Capital launches Sustainable Emerging Market Fund
27 June 2017Swedish asset manager East Capital is set to launch a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) aligned emerging market fund.
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The legal risks of reporting climate risks
27 June 2017The Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations were widely welcomed by the market. But are there legal risks attached to their implementation, asks Hamza Ali
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Pension funds' response to climate risk is glacial, says Mercer
26 June 2017Ahead of the much anticipated final release of a report by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a survey by consultancy firm Mercer has found that only 5% of European pension funds consider the investment risk climate change poses to their portfolios.
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First State's stranded assets framework adapted by fixed income team
26 June 2017First State Investments' High Yield Fixed Income team has adopted a stranded assets framework into its decision making processes.
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NY Green Bank records first profit
23 June 2017New York Green Bank has recorded $2.7 million net income, meaning it has hit its target of turning its first profit a year ahead of schedule.
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US Yieldcos: escaping the parent trap
23 June 2017A recent spate of M&As in the yieldco space seems to point to a new chapter in the model's evolution. Hamza Ali reports
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EEFIG launches energy efficiency investment framework
23 June 2017A framework has been launched to encourage financial institutions to embrace energy efficiency investments.
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People Moves: CDP, Mirova, Comgest, Man Group
23 June 2017Carole Ferguson has been appointed head of investor research at CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project.