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M&G and EOS support Barclays fossil fuel funding resolution
01 May 2020M&G Investments and EOS have confirmed they will support a shareholder resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms, but Norway's sovereign wealth fund will not be supporting it.
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M&G launches ESG emerging markets bond fund
25 July 2019M&G Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed fund that will invest in emerging market corporate bonds.
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World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive
25 May 2018While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report
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M&G launches private debt impact fund
16 April 2018UK asset manager M&G Investments has launched a fund focusing on private and illiquid debt that will deliver a positive social or environmental impact.
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Thames Tideway 'super sewer' issues £450m green bonds
24 November 2017£450 million ($599 million) worth of green issues from London 'super sewer' developer Tideway has helped it overtake Unilever as the largest corporate issuer of sterling-denominated green bonds.
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Ethical bond fund reaches £1bn
22 November 2017Rathbones' Ethical Bond Fund claims to have become the first 'sustainable' fixed income fund to reach £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in assets under management.
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Bank consortium provides £730m debt for UK 'smart meter' roll-out
03 December 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) and six commercial banks are providing some £730 million ($1.1 billion) in debt finance towards a £1 billion programme to install more than 7 million 'smart meters' in the UK.
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Neoen issues €40m subordinated green bond
11 November 2015French renewable energy developer Neoen has issued a €40 million ($42.78 million) subordinated green bond.
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Lightsource issues UK's biggest renewables bond, in £284m deal
06 November 2015Lightsource Renewable Energy has completed what it claims is the world's largest sterling-denominated bond for renewables.
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Infracapital takes 70% stake in UK bioenergy group
06 October 2015Infracapital, the infrastructure investment arm of M&G Investments, has committed £160 million ($243 million) to take a 70% stake in the Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG), which has been created to invest in the construction of biomass and energy-from-waste (EfW) plants in the UK.