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ERAFP to reduce carbon in €750m portfolio
30 September 2014French public service pension scheme, ERAFP, is to reduce by 40% the carbon intensity of a €750 million ($951.4 million) portfolio managed by Amundi.
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Trina share price falls as it offers $100m of convertibles
30 September 2014Chinese solar giant Trina is to issue a second round of convertible notes, alongside a batch of American depositary shares (ADSs), prompting a fall in its share price yesterday.
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Neil Woodford: incentives prevent long-term investing
29 September 2014Neil Woodford, widely seen as the UK's most successful fund manager, has blamed the structure of incentive packages for preventing many fund managers from investing for the long-term.
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SunEdison plans second yieldco
29 September 2014SunEdison is planning its second yieldco, this time focussing on assets in Asia and Africa.
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Scatec drastically lowers price of shares in IPO
29 September 2014Norwegian project developer and operator Scatec Solar has drastically lowered the price at which it hopes to sell its shares in its flotation.
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Solactive and Corporate Knights launch low-carbon index
26 September 2014A family of low-carbon indexes has been launched, which claims to be the first to use a system established by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
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SolarCity prices $500m of convertibles
26 September 2014Solar rooftop installer SolarCity has priced a planned $500 million issue of convertible senior, unsecured notes.
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CalSTRS pledges additional $2.3 billion of cleantech investment
25 September 2014Pension fund CalSTRS has pledged to more than double its investments in clean energy and technology to $3.7 billion over the next five years.
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APG to double renewables investments to €2bn
25 September 2014Dutch pension firm APG Asset Management plans to double its investments in sustainable energy to €2 billion ($2.6 billion) over the next three years.
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Foresight plans £100m equity raise, with more to follow
25 September 2014Foresight Solar Fund has revealed plans to raise £100 million ($163.8 million) by offering new shares and to return to the market for a similar amount over the following year.