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FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates
24 January 2017French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.
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People moves – Pioneer, IETA, European Climate Foundation, RobecoSAM
06 January 2017Sustainable investment manager RobecoSAM has named Marius Dorfmeister to the newly created position of global head of clients.
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People moves - RobecoSAM, ANZ, ADE, Zevin, Stem
02 December 2016RobecoSAM has appointed Aris Prepoudis its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Michael Baldinger, who left to become head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS earlier this year.
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Baldinger leaves RobecoSAM to become UBS sustainability head
08 July 2016Michael Baldinger is to step down as CEO of RobecoSAM, and will lead UBS's efforts to become a "leader" in the sustainable asset management space.
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Investors call for more detailed sustainability reporting
09 May 2016Investors want companies to produce more detailed reporting on sustainability issues and more explanation of how the issues affect corporate strategy and their assessment of risks and opportunities.
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People Moves
27 April 2016The latest peoples moves, including changes at Pegasus Capital, TerraForm Power, LSE, Calvert and RobecoSAM
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S&P Dow Jones launches first 'smart ESG' indexes
19 April 2016S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched what it claims is the first index family to isolate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as a 'smart beta' performance factor.
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EIB eyes Orix, Robeco, ADB climate fund
04 April 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) is mulling investing into Asia Climate Partners ahead of its final close in September.
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Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent
04 February 2016Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.
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Dow Jones launches sustainability indexes for Chile and South Africa
08 October 2015S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has continued its push into emerging markets with new sustainability indexes in Chile and South Africa.