Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • People Moves, 6 March: DG FISMA, ResponsAbility, Carbon4 Finance

    06 March 2020

  • BlackRock launches trio of ESG-focused funds

    05 March 2020

    BlackRock has launched three environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) through its $2.2 trillion iShares platform, shortly after announcing plans to double its ESG funds by 2021.

  • Boom time for green bond funds

    04 March 2020

    Green bond funds reported sizeable assets growth in 2019, Ahren Lester explains, as the green bond market benefitted from rising market credibility and the arrival of ubiquitous corporate names.

  • Major shareholder Jupiter supports Barclays fossil fuel funding resolution

    03 March 2020

    Jupiter Asset Management has joined the swelling ranks of investors supporting a shareholder resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms.

  • NN launches corporate green bond fund

    03 March 2020

    NN Investment Partners has launched a corporate green bond fund amid significant growth in the level of issuance from companies in 2019.

  • Assets of Blackrock green bond fund surge by €1bn in 2019

    02 March 2020

    A BlackRock-managed green bond index fund saw its assets under management increase by €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in 2019.

  • Powering up the energy storage market

    28 February 2020

    Interest in the energy storage market is starting to take off, Ahren Lester explains, despite caution over changing business models continuing to hold back widespread investment.

  • Malaysian banks fund coal power projects at expense of renewables

    21 February 2020

    Malaysian banks continue to provide significant funding to coal power projects amid a rising number of international peers stepping back from such financing, according to a report by an Australian environmental pressure group.

  • Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment

    21 February 2020

    Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.

  • APG invests €250m in Norway hydropower firm for pension fund

    21 February 2020

    Dutch asset management firm APG has almost doubled its investment in Norwegian hydropower firm Småkraft, undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands state workers' pension fund.