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PWC, investors to study water, climate effects on munis
01 November 2009A study is under way to examine how water shortages and climate change could affect the value of US municipal bonds.
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Triodos raising €90m to double sustainable lending
01 November 2009Triodos Bank is seeking €90 million ($133 million) in fresh capital to double its loan portfolio, as it reports "unprecedented interest" in its approach to banking after the financial crisis.
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Flurry of deal-making hits solar sector
01 November 2009Chinese solar thin-film manufacturer Trony Solar Holdings could raise up to $200 million through a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the latest in a cluster of solar deals to emerge in recent weeks.
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SEC guidance to ease climate change resolutions
01 November 2009Investors will now find it easier to demand climate change disclosures from US-listed companies, following a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decision on 27 October.
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German coalition steers away from solar tariff cuts
01 November 2009The recently elected German coalition government has dropped plans for major cuts to solar photovoltaic (PV) feed-in tariffs.
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UK Treasury wins first round of RBS environment case
01 November 2009A High Court judge has quashed an attempt by three NGOs to force the UK government to apply stricter environmental and social criteria to investments made by RBS, one of the banks nationalised during the credit crunch.
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Funds digest
01 November 2009Robeco raising third clean-tech fund; Impax clears £100m for Asia environment fund; Leadenhall launches $100m cat risk funds; EIB seeks managers for sustainable energy fund; US non-profits launch energy efficiency fund
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Climate Change Capital pulls out of listed equities
01 November 2009Investment manager Climate Change Capital (CCC) is pulling out of listed equities, after its loss-making unit failed to perform as well as expected.
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World Bank arranges $290m Mexico cat bond
01 November 2009Mexico has sold a $290 million catastrophe (cat) bond to investors, becoming the first country to use the 'Multicat' framework developed by the World Bank.
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Aviva calls for CDP to launch 'Carbon Mitigation Project'
01 November 2009The chairman of financial services group Aviva has called for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to move from disclosure to mitigation – a proposal which was enthusiastically met by the CDP's chairman and CEO.