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Huron Capital eyes opportunities in energy efficiency
10 February 2014Private equity firm Huron Capital Partners is to target investments in energy efficiency.
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30% of fixed income fund managers rated 'red' on ESG, says PPF
10 February 2014About 30% of fixed income asset managers are not taking account of environmental, social and governance factors in their investment analysis, it has been claimed.
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John Laing plans latest UK renewables IPO
10 February 2014John Laing, a UK infrastructure investment company, is seeking to raise at least £160 million ($262 million) for its Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) via a placing and initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange.
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Asset manager launches sustainable convertible bond fund
07 February 2014A German asset manager has launched a convertible bond fund that will focus on sustainable investments.
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Connecticut's green bank in $5m solar crowdsourcing deal
07 February 2014Connecticut's green bank has invested $5 million to help kickstart an initiative to crowdsource loans for residential solar rooftop projects in the state.
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PRI publishes 'scope' for governance review
07 February 2014The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a 'draft scope' to guide a review of its governance structure in response to concerns that led to the departure of eight signatories last year.
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SRI fund returns will weaken in 2014, says fund manager
06 February 2014Socially responsible investment (SRI) funds will see lower returns in 2014 than last year, a fund manager has predicted.
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70% rise in emissions covered by cap-and-trade since EU launch, says report
06 February 2014The volume of global emissions covered by emissions trading systems (ETS) is set to rise 70% by 2015 since the world's first carbon market was launched in the EU, a report has forecast.
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F&C sees ESG opportunity in wake of BMO deal
06 February 2014F&C said its planned acquisition by BMO Financial Group will allow it to increase its ambition for marketing its sustainability products, while it has made a new hire to help boost its coverage of Asian markets.
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Rating agencies are 'not adequately taking ESG into account'
06 February 2014Credit rating agencies are currently failing to adequately take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, a conference heard, with some market participants rating their performance as just three out of 10.