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KfW and Helaba finance Canadian onshore wind farms
19 May 2014German wind farm developer wpd has announced the financial close of a public-private fundraising round to enable the construction of two new projects in Canada.
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Clean energy accounts for 30% of EBRD investments
19 May 2014Almost 30% of investments by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) last year were for renewable energy, energy efficiency and other responses to climate change.
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Climate change is a 'mega-trend' threatening sovereign ratings - S&P
16 May 2014Climate change has joined 'ageing populations' as a global mega-trend that threatens to impact sovereign risk, according to rating agency Standard & Poor's.
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Georgian Co-Investment Fund makes first acquisition, $98m hydro project
16 May 2014The Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF) has made its first investment, acquiring a hydro venture in Georgia for $98 million.
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Profile: Henderson Global Care Growth Fund
15 May 2014Henderson's sustainability themed fund easily beat its benchmark over the past year. Peter Cripps learns about its investment philiosophy – and why it tends to pick energy efficiency over renewables.
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'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed
15 May 2014A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.
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Impax reports 16% rise in AUM and bullish outlook
15 May 2014Impax Asset Management said its assets under management (AUM) rose 16% to £2.5 billion ($4.2 billion) in the six months to 31 March, with net inflows representing more than half the increase.
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Alliance Trust creates 'UK's first SRI risk profiled funds'
14 May 2014Alliance Trust has started creating the first range of risk-profiled funds within the social and responsible investment space (SRI), it claims.
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GIB commits £7.5m to £15m London biogas plant
13 May 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing £7.5 million ($12.6 million) in an anaerobic digestion plant just outside London.
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GDF Suez issues record breaking €2.5bn green bond
13 May 2014GDF Suez has issued a record breaking €2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond in a transaction that was three-times oversubscribed despite being upsized to meet greater than expected demand.