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Climate change to shave 0.5% a year off insurers' capital
16 November 2015Climate change threatens to have a negative impact on the capital position of insurers, by lowering investment income and increasing capital requirements for weather-related claims, Standard & Poor's (S&P) predicts.
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Funds 'would have gained 2% over three years' through divestment
16 November 2015A number of major funds could have boosted their returns by more than 2% over the past three years by ditching fossil fuels, a new tool to measure the financial impact of divestment has found.
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Using ESG indices to identify sustainable stocks
16 November 2015The STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index uses Sustainalytics data to help identify best-in class stocks. However, Volkswagen caught everyone by surprise and was ejected using a 'fast exit' procedure, says Konrad Sippel
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Yes Bank plans $500m London-listed green bond
16 November 2015Yes Bank is planning to issue a green bond of up to $500 million that it will list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) by December 2016.
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EF BRIEFS: Moody's, S&P, Macquarie, UK SIF, Axa IM, TRIG, EDF, Apple
13 November 2015Moody's has given its first public rating of a wind farm, in a move it says sets an important precedent for the emerging asset class.
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Lightsource to invest £2bn in Indian solar, in first move outside the UK
13 November 2015Lightsource Renewable Energy has earmarked £2 billion ($3 billion) for investment in Indian solar, as it for the first time looks for opportunities outside the UK.
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Southern Power Co plans $750m green bond
13 November 2015Southern Power Company is marketing a $750 million green bond, in a transaction set to make it the first US-based utility to tap the market.
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Environmental Finance recognised at awards
13 November 2015Environmental Finance news editor Sophie Robinson-Tillett has been honoured with an award for journalism, underlining the publication's status as the leading global title in its field.
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HSBC pledges $1bn to green bond market
12 November 2015HSBC has stepped up its commitment to the green bond market, pledging to buy $1 billion of notes.
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Greencoat UK Wind plans £50m equity raise to fund acquisitions
12 November 2015Greencoat UK Wind plans to issue £50 million ($76 million) of equity which it will use to buy a wind farm.