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Water investments could reach $1trn by 2020, says BAML
21 May 2014Rising demand for water could create investment opportunities amounting to $1 trillion by 2020, according to a leading equity analyst.
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Steven Falci joins Pax World
21 May 2014Sustainable investment firm Pax World has appointed Steven Falci as its chief investment officer.
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TIAA-CREF takes 50% stake in EDF solar project
20 May 2014US asset manager TIAA-CREF has bought a 50% stake in EDF's largest solar photovoltaic project.
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Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays
20 May 2014Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.
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Aquila Capital and ECPI plan co-managed sustainability funds
20 May 2014Aquila Capital, a German investment firm specialising in renewable energy, agriculture and forestry, has formed a partnership with Italy's ECPI, a provider of sustainability research, in a move that will result in the launch of a range of sustainable investment products.
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Premier launches first SRI retail fund
20 May 2014Specialist investment manager The Premier Group has launched a new socially responsible investment (SRI) fund, its first to be geared towards retail investors.
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Trading Emissions returns a further £20m to shareholders
20 May 2014Shareholders in Trading Emissions, a London-listed environmental investment fund, are to receive a further payout of £20 million ($34 million), equivalent to 8 pence per share, as part of the company's winding-up process.
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Connecticut green bank in $30m PACE securitisation
20 May 2014Connecticut's green bank has announced the securitisation and sale of a $30 million portfolio of transactions financed under its commercial clean energy initiative.
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Shell rubbishes 'stranded assets' theory
19 May 2014Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has dismissed concerns around 'stranded assets', claiming the idea is "alarmist", in a letter to shareholders.
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S&P warns insurers about increasing frequency of extreme weather events
19 May 2014Weather volatility is rising and further increases in the severity and number of extreme events could trigger ratings downgrades for insurance and reinsurance companies, ratings firm Standard & Poor's said.