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Luxembourg reserve pension fund plans green bond fund
21 July 2017Luxembourg pension reserve fund Fonds de Compensation (FDC) plans to launch a pair of sub-funds, for green bonds and 'positive impact' equities, respectively.
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Renewables investment firm Cubico appoints chief executive
21 July 2017Cubico Sustainable Investments has appointed Stephen Riley as its chief executive. Riley had since January been a non-executive director at the company.
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NRG yieldco sell-off 'unlikely' to spark bidding war
21 July 2017A bidding war is unlikely in NRG Energy's sale of up to 100% of its stake in yieldco NRG Yield, even if strong interest exists, a financial analyst has said.
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Nine UK pension funds to adopt much of EAPF's responsible investment strategy
20 July 2017A newly created pool of ten UK Local Government Pension Scheme Funds, with total assets of £27.5 billion ($35.9 billion), will extend much of the Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) responsible investment strategy across its funds.
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Oversubscribed Greencoat Renewables IPO raises €270m
20 July 2017Investment company Greencoat Renewables has raised €270 million from its initial public offering, a result of "heavy demand" for its shares.
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UK Environment Agency pension fund points to longer term success after annual underperformance
19 July 2017The UK Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) multi-asset 'active' fund last year underperformed its benchmarks by 1.6 percentage points, but it pointed to its longer term outperformance as evidence of the success of its strategy.
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BlackRock UK renewables fund passes £1bn in commitments
18 July 2017BlackRock has raised an additional £475 million ($618 million) for its Renewable Income UK (RIUK) fund, increasing total commitments to £1.1 billion.
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European energy efficient mortgage trial to sign up additional banks
17 July 2017The Energy efficient Mortgages Action Plan (EeMAP) is to recruit additional banks to its trial aiming to develop a standardised mortgage product for use across Europe.
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VCS proposes introduction of hydropower sustainability assessment
14 July 2017US-based voluntary carbon standard developer Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is considering introducing a specific sustainability assessment for all hydropower projects.
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People Moves: AXA IM, Solactive, REG, Boralex
14 July 2017