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Companies becoming big spenders on water security
07 November 2017Big corporates are investing in water security at record levels while some of them are starting to adopt internal water pricing policies, a report has found.
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How to boost the flow of bankable water projects?
20 October 2017There are countless water infra projects that need funding and no shortage of potential investors. But how to bridge the funding gap and create bankable projects asks Aaron Vermeulen
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How private finance can raise efficiency in conservation markets
12 September 2017Private finance can provide efficient net gains in biodiversity through the OTC offset market, say Jenni Laininen and Brent Matthies.
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The $9.5bn investment opportunity for water security in cities
29 August 2017Nearly two-thirds of cities foresee a risk to their water supply as a result of climate change, creating a $9.5 billion investment opportunity in projects to help solve the problem, according to research by CDP.
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Pension funds eye £300m stake in water utility
07 August 2017Two UK pension funds are eyeing a near-£300 million ($390 million) stake in a UK water utility, according to one newspaper.
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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.
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Time for UK to take lead in tidal power
14 July 2017Tidal power could provide a substantial share of the UK's future energy requirements and the long life of the underlying assets could be attractive to pension funds, says Liam O'Keeffe.
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Catastrophe Risk 2017: Allianz Weather Bond
30 June 20172016 saw the issuance of the first insurance linked weather bond in 17 years, as Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Capital Markets (JLTCM) secured $30.75 million of coverage against warm European winter temperature extremes, in a private placement.
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Weather deal 2017: Old Settler Wind
30 June 2017Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) and Nephila Capital's proxy revenue swap hedge structure for a wind farm in the US has the potential to be replicated throughout the renewables industry.
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Water 2017: Xylem's acquisition of Sensus
30 June 2017Environmental Finance's inaugural Deal of the Year Award for the water sector goes to US company Xylem for its acquisition of smart water meter business Sensus for $1.7 billion.