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Sustainable finance rules 'fully consistent with' €800bn defence push, EU says
18 June 2025The EU's sustainable finance rulebook "is fully consistent with" a push to invest €800 billion ($920 billion) in defence, the European Commission said as it suggested it was ready to change sustainable investment disclosure rules to support its objectives.
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Allianz, Zurich and CDPQ sign up to ambitious blended finance investment project
02 June 2025From Peter Cripps in Hamburg
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Use Omnibus as opportunity to simplify SFDR, financial institutions tell EU
29 May 2025Allianz is among several financial groups to call for the EU to use its Omnibus process to 'streamline' the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), including by removing some principal adverse impact (PAI) disclosures.
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French asset owners launch search for private markets biodiversity fund manager
19 March 2025A group of French asset owners has launched a process to select the manager of a €150 million ($160 million) private markets biodiversity fund.
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Sustainable Debt EMEA: early bird ends today
28 February 2025The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference ends today, so register now to save 20%.
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'DFIs in a race to the bottom on pricing in EMs', warns Allianz GI
11 February 2025DFIs and MDBs sometimes under-price their emerging market investments, which can drive away the private sector, Allianz Global Investors has claimed.
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Credit rating agencies key to unlocking blended finance, says Allianz GI
27 January 2025Credit rating agencies are too negative on their assessment of blended finance structures, which is hindering the flows of climate finance to the emerging markets, Allianz Global Investors has claimed.
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Allianz, EIB closes 'biggest' equity blended finance fund at €450m
23 January 2025Allianz Global Investors has held a final close for its blended finance equity fund with the European Investment Bank, having secured €450 million ($468.2 million) in capital commitments.
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Unveiling Scope 3 emissions: A crucial shift for investors
08 January 2025Accounting for these emissions, long overlooked due to their complexity, would go a long way to supporting a net-zero transition in the real economy, writes Udo Riese
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EU advisers push for sustainability, transition categories to replace SFDR Articles 8 & 9
17 December 2024The EU has been told it should create three categories of sustainable investment products to replace the existing Article 8 and 9 disclosure framework under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), by its expert Platform on Sustainable Finance