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Benchmark indexes 'should start incorporating ESG factors'
26 August 2016Benchmark equity indexes should start incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into their rules, a major insurer has said.
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French institutions invest in €425m green energy infrastructure fund
25 August 2016French insurer CNP Assurances and asset manager Meridiam have raised €425 million ($480 million) for a fund that will invest in sustainable energy projects.
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Show me the green money!
22 August 2016Issuers of green bonds are increasingly seeking 'green investors'. But how to define a green investor, and why target them, asks Hamza Ali
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Allianz GI acquires second wind farm from Arise
19 July 2016Allianz Global Investors (GI) has bought a 12.8MW operational wind farm from Swedish developer Arise for €19.1 million ($21.4 million).
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PRI 'can't be both promoter and examiner' of responsible investment
22 June 2016The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) cannot remain both the "promotor and examiner" of responsible investment, according to a panel of industry leaders.
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London's 'super sewer' seeks up to £400m from bond sale
31 May 2016Bazalgette Tunnel, the company managing construction and financing of a 25km new sewer under the river Thames in London, aims to raise between £200 million and £400 million ($293 million - $586 million) from a sale of bonds.
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Aegon backs out of coal and plans 'in-depth' assessment of climate risks
26 May 2016Dutch insurer Aegon is the latest investor to divest from coal, citing concerns about stranded assets, and has committed to an in-depth assessment of its exposure to climate change risks.
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EF BRIEFS: Allianz; Electric car subsidy, US Clean Power Plan hearing postponed
18 May 2016Allianz Global Investors has acquired an onshore wind portfolio from the Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF).
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Allianz Risk Transfer launches innovative wind hedge tool
06 May 2016Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) has announced a 10-year wind revenue hedge with an annual fixed payment structure that provides "revenue certainty never before available to the wind industry".
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EF BRIEFS: Allianz, Fortum, Morrissey & Figueres
13 April 2016Allianz aims to double the size of its renewable energy and infrastructure portfolio to about €14 billion ($16 billion) "in the medium term", a spokeswoman said.