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Mapfre launches guaranteed mutual fund to finance healthcare equipment
27 April 2020Underlying asset is COVID-19 muni bond and fund guaranties 3% return over three years
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KKR to pay $200m for Indian solar energy assets
27 April 2020US alternatives giant KKR has agreed to pay INR15.54 billion ($204 million) to acquire five Indian solar energy assets from developer Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure.
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NYC pension fund calls on insurers to divest from coal
27 April 2020The New York City Comptroller, who oversees the city's $218 billion pension fund, has called on three major US insurers to stop insuring and divest from coal.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 27 April 2020
27 April 2020California Carbon Allowances are expected to remain near their floor price of $16.68 for the near future, after further modest gains last week, says Nicolas Girod*
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Use our Taxonomy as a framework for economic recovery, urges EU's TEG
27 April 2020Policy makers and the private sector have been urged to use the tools developed as part of the EU's sustainable finance action plan to guide the rebuilding of economy following the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
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HSBC raises 2020 estimate for social, sustainability bond issuance
27 April 2020HSBC expects issuance of social and sustainability bonds to reach between $100 billion and $125 billion this year - an increase of $25 billion on its previous estimate - because of the market's response to the Covid-19 virus.
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How Covid-19 urgency can help investors tackle the climate crisis
27 April 2020Climate change remains the most serious long-term threat we face, and we must ensure it is foremost in shaping the global recovery from this crisis, argues Fiona Reynolds
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EU regulators mull ESG disclosure rules
27 April 2020The three European supervisory authorities have issued a consultation paper seeking input on proposed environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure standards for financial market participants and products.
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People Moves 24 April; Deutsche Bank, South Pole, Manulife, Trucost, SOAS, Curation Corp, IETA
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Warning about climate risks in US Fed's Covid-19 bail-out package
24 April 2020A letter signed by eight Democratic senators has called on the US Federal Reserve to incorporate climate risks in its massive coronavirus bailout.