Archive

  • Big in Japan?

    04 September 2017

    Support from the biggest pension fund in the world is helping ESG take off in Japan, write Peter Cripps and Joe Walsh

  • Green bond funds poised to break through $2bn mark

    28 July 2017

    The value of green bond funds is fast approaching the $2 billion mark after a spate of launches in the past two years, analysis by Environmental Finance has revealed.

  • Lombard Odier hails strong start for green bond fund

    22 May 2017

    Lombard Odier says its green bond fund has been among its most successful capital raises. Since its launch in March its assets have swelled to €240 million ($270 million) and it has won a further SFR100 million ($100 million) separate account from an undisclosed Japanese pension fund.

  • Lombard Odier launches global ESG equities fund

    27 April 2017

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (IM) has launched a global environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused equities fund, as it ramps up its of impact investment offerings.

  • Green bond comment, March 2017

    05 April 2017

    The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali

  • Green bond comment February: Another milestone passed

    01 March 2017

    The green bond market cruised past yet another milestone in February - it has now raised more than $200 billion since its inception under a decade ago. Of the $202.6 billion raised so far, $188.5 billion is currently outstanding.

  • Swiss investment firm reveals details of green bond fund

    01 March 2017

    A Swiss asset manager, with more than SFR220 billion ($218 billion) under management, has launched a fund dedicated to investments in 'climate bonds'.

  • EF Briefs: Impax, SUSI, Lombard Odier, Northern Trust

    20 January 2017

    Impax Asset Management's listed equity portfolios, both in its "Leaders" and "Specialist" strategies, have produced positive net carbon footprints in 2016.