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  • Katherine Garrett-Cox leaves Alliance Trust

    15 February 2016

    Katherine Garrett-Cox is stepping down as head of Alliance Trust's fund management arm, Alliance Trust Investments, after five months in the role.

  • EF BRIEFS: Pioneer Investments, Massachusetts, Siemens, Ohman Fonder

    12 February 2016

    Pioneer Investments has launched an ethical bond strategy, which is claims will adopt a "dark green approach".

  • Green project bonds, ABS and covered bonds to grow, says BBVA

    12 February 2016

    A growth in project bonds in Europe could boost the green bond market, according to BBVA.

  • Cicero ends second opinion exclusivity deal with SEB and HSBC

    12 February 2016

    The Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, (Cicero) hopes to provide second opinion for a greater number of green bond issuers, after ending its exclusivity agreement to work with the clients of SEB and HSBC.

  • Bloomberg to ramp up green bond data

    12 February 2016

    Bloomberg is ramping up the information it collects about green bonds as part of its bid to help boost transparency in the fledgling market.

  • Kommuninvest says planned green bond will be 'first of many'

    12 February 2016

    Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest hopes to follow its planned inaugural green bond with a second this year, as it continues to build up its green loan book.

  • $218m ABS issued under California's PACE programme

    12 February 2016

    A green asset-backed security (ABS) has been issued under California's property assessed clean energy (PACE) programme, raising $217.503 million.

  • Private equity house mulls Italian solar exit as it looks for new assets

    11 February 2016

    Private equity firm Amplio Group is eyeing the sale or refinancing of its 31MW Italian solar portfolio as well as further acquisitions in the country, Environmental Finance understands.

  • Danish pension fund invests in its fifth wind farm

    11 February 2016

    Danish public sector pension fund PKA has purchased a 25% stake in a UK offshore wind project from Dong Energy for £330 million ($476 million).

  • Calvert moves water fund to passive approach, launching dedicated index

    10 February 2016

    Calvert Investments has launched a water index, as it shifts its water fund from active to passive management.