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EQT buys EV charging firm from Zouk
22 February 2022EQT has bought UK electric vehicle (EV) charging company Instavolt from fellow private equity investor Zouk Capital, for an undisclosed sum.
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CBRE raises €175m for European housing fund
22 February 2022CBRE Investment Management has raised a further €175 million ($200 million) for its CBRE European Residential Impact Fund (ERIF), bringing the total fund size to €640 million since it launched in August 2021.
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Brunel appoints Jupiter, Mirova to £2.5bn sustainable equity fund
22 February 2022Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed Jupiter Asset Management and Mirova US as additional managers of its rapidly growing £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) sustainable listed global equities fund.
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ETF to track ESG version of Hang Seng Index
22 February 2022Hang Seng Investment Management is to launch an exchange-traded fund to track an ESG version of Hang Seng Index.
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Irish sovereign wealth fund invests in Solas energy efficiency fund
22 February 2022Ireland's sovereign wealth fund was a cornerstone investor in a €140 million ($160 million) funding round for a Solas Capital energy efficiency fund.
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RobecoSAM Smart Energy - the brightest again
22 February 2022After a tumultuous year for renewables stocks, the drive for semiconductors is here to stay, Roman Boner tells Madeleine Jenkins
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ECB's Elderson: We aren't calling for fossil fuel divestment
22 February 2022Banks should not view the European Central Bank (ECB)'s calls for improved management of climate risk as an entreaty to make a blanket divestment from the most heavily polluting assets, a top executive at the central bank said.
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Actis inks $1.2bn 'cutting edge' impact-linked loan
21 February 2022Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has secured a $1.2 billion "impact-linked loan", which is a hybrid between 'use of proceeds' and a 'sustainability-linked' instrument.
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US banks tell Basel they 'strongly oppose' climate stress test
21 February 2022A group of financial institutions chaired by Goldman Sachs has spoken out against any climate stress testing that could lead to regulatory changes in a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
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ASEAN sustainable fund standards will need tightening, says HSBC
21 February 2022A proposal for an ASEAN sustainable fund standard is a "good start" but will need to be tightened to align it with other international standards...