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Abandon quarterly reporting, McKinsey head tells firms and investors
27 March 2014Companies should abandon quarterly reporting, according to the head of consultancy McKinsey & Co, as he claimed asset managers and asset owners hold the key to pushing corporates away from short-term thinking.
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Brookfield expands into Europe with €495m acquisition
27 March 2014Brookfield Renewables Energy Partners has agreed to pay some €700 million ($963 million) for 17 wind farms in Ireland, marking its first move into the European market.
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The next generation
27 March 2014US President Barack Obama is forging ahead with federal guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Katie Kouchakji looks at what form the standards could take, the implications for investors
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Investors push for new ESG listing rules
27 March 2014An initiative backed by more than 100 institutional investors has been launched this week, pushing for standardised sustainability reporting across all stock exchanges.
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John Laing gets its £160m renewables IPO away
26 March 2014UK infrastructure company John Laing succeeded in publicly listing a renewables fund today, although it took a larger-than-previously-expected stake in the £160 million ($262 million) offering.
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Flowing returns
25 March 2014Calvert's water fund outperformed many of its peers as it reduced its exposure to emerging markets. Sophie Robinson-Tillett interviews its manager Matt Sheldon
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Solar PV manufacturers 'to increase capex by 45%' in 2014
24 March 2014Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are set to boost spending to $3.8 billion in 2014, an analysis firm has predicted.
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Forestry fund inks first deal
24 March 2014A recently closed forestry fund has made its first investment.
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Largest wind project in Africa secures €623m in financing
24 March 2014The biggest clean power energy project in Africa has taken a major leap forward by signing €623 million ($859.6 million) in financing to allow it move it into the construction phase.
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Pattern raises C$820 million debt for wind farm
21 March 2014California-based energy company Pattern Energy is reported to have raised C$820 million ($728 million) of debt to finance a wind farm.