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UK insurer commits almost €120m to onshore wind fund
23 December 2015UK insurance group Legal & General (L&G) has committed to capitalise up to 47.5% of a €250 million ($273 million) fund that will invest in onshore wind energy projects in the UK and Ireland.
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Public/private-sector coalition formed to promote green investment opportunities
11 December 2015Investors, asset managers, government bodies and others have formed an alliance to promote investment opportunities in green infrastructure.
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Low-carbon indexes 'outperform', says report
26 October 2015Indexes reweighted in alignment with a 2˚C scenario outperformed their mainstream equivalents, according to a report.
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EAPF sets climate change goals for 2020
19 October 2015The UK's Environmental Agency's Pension Fund (EAPF) has updated its environmental policy, detailing how it will integrate climate change into investments decisions.
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LGIM urges companies to focus on opportunities in low-carbon economy
07 October 2015Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of Europe's largest asset managers, is urging companies in which it invests to focus on the opportunities, not just the risks, arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Profile: Peter Michaelis, Alliance Trust
14 September 2015Alliance Trust put its faith in environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics when it promoted Peter Michaelis to take charge of its equities investments, in September 2014.
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Legal & General pledges further investments in UK renewables
18 August 2015Insurance company Legal & General (L&G) plans to increase its UK investments in renewable energy, despite recently announced changes to national support mechanisms, said CEO Nigel Wilson.
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UK's EAPF launches £280m low-carbon fund
09 June 2015The pension fund of the UK's Environment Agency (EAPF) has launched a new low-carbon fund benchmarked on the MSCI Low Carbon Target Index
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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.