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Pension funds voice frustrations over green infrastructure opportunities
16 October 2013Long-term investments in green infrastructure should be a natural choice for pension funds, but numerous barriers are preventing finance flowing at scale, a conference heard.
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Accountants call for action on 'stranded assets'
14 October 2013Companies should measure the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stored within their fossil fuel reserves and account for them, according to Warren Allen, president of the International Federation of Accountants.
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Impax AUM up 20% driven by market gains, US activity
10 October 2013Strong market gains and a significant rise in US investment activity contributed to a 20% rise in assets under management for Impax in the past 12 months, despite the recent closure of its Asian strategy.
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Number of operational CCS projects up 50%, but total pipeline shrinks
10 October 2013The number of operational carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects has risen by 50% in the past year, but the overall pipeline has taken a hit after 12 projects were cancelled or put on hold, according to a report.
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OECD chief backs warnings on 'stranded assets'
09 October 2013If governments impose caps on carbon emissions, the risk of "unburnable" fossil fuel assets "could have a significant impact on the valuation of some companies", Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD said today.
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US, Chinese investors snap up convertible green bonds
09 October 2013Goldpoly New Energy Holdings, a Chinese solar energy company, has successfully raised $50 million through the sale of convertible bonds to institutional investors.
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Second round of NER300 sales to start next month
09 October 2013The second round of emissions permit sales under the NER300 initiative will begin in mid-November, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced.
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Schroders launches fund to invest in cat bonds
08 October 2013Schroders Asset Management has launched a fund to invest in catastrophe (cat) bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS).
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Impact investment fund exceeds £100m target
07 October 2013A leading UK impact investment fund has obtained equity commitments of £125 million ($201 million), well above its target of £100 million.
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Impact investing growth 'held back by investment advisers'
04 October 2013The growth of impact investing is being held back in part by advisers to institutional investors such as pension funds, experts have said.