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Buffett's MidAmerican taps green bond market
27 January 2017MidAmerican Energy has issued an $850 million green bond - the first from a company in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group.
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Best performing funds of 2016: Vontobel New Power A
27 January 2017In a disappointing year for clean energy funds, Vontobel found a safe harbour in grid infrastructure stocks. Pascal Dudle talks to Joe Walsh.
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Irish parliament votes to divest from fossil fuels
27 January 2017Ireland took a step closer to becoming the first country to divest its sovereign wealth from the fossil fuel industry.
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Ontario issues biggest ever Canadian dollar-denominated green bond
27 January 2017The Government of Ontario has issued a C$800 million ($610 million) green bond, the largest ever Canadian dollar-denominated issue.
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Macquarie dismisses reports it is looking to asset-strip GIB
26 January 2017Macquarie Capital has hit back at reports it will sell of the assets of the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) if it is selected as buyer.
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Rising tide of ESG regulation highlighted in new report
26 January 2017There is rising tide of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations globally, according to a new report by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). However, more needs to be done to improve weak implementation of these policies.
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Investors' fiduciary duty includes 'transition to low-carbon economy'
26 January 2017Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy is part of an investor's fiduciary duty, according to a new report that calls for 'more forceful' advocacy on climate change from financiers.
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Zurich invests €100m in local German sustainability bond
26 January 2017Zurich Insurance Group's German operation has invested €100 million ($107 million) in 'sustainability bonds' issued by the province of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year
25 January 2017The French Treasury has issued a mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) green sovereign bond, which is almost twice the size of the previous largest green bond and could be increased to €13 billion later this year.
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EF BRIEFS: Repower; Inspired Evolution; Burj Capital; Forest expansion
25 January 2017Swiss renewable energy company Repower has issued two green Schuldscheine, totalling €50 million, ($54 million) to refinance part of its project portfolio. They are said to be the first such instruments from a Swiss company.