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BlackRock to launch environmentally-weighted money market fund
24 January 2019BlackRock is preparing to launch a money market fund that will invest in money market instruments whose issuers have above average environmental practices.
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ERAFP awards emerging market corporate bond mandate
24 January 2019French pension fund ERAFP has awarded a €160 million ($204 million) emerging market corporate bond mandate to Aberdeen Asset Management.
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Green bonds round-up, 23 January
23 January 2019Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).
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Investment banking giant Citi issues first green bond
23 January 2019Citi has made its long-awaited jump from one of the top green bond lead managers to issuer of green notes, in a landmark €1 billion ($1.1 billion) transaction.
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Facing climate change with a united front
23 January 2019The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund's head of investment tells Michael Hurley how he juggles climate risk with a set of other challenges that are unique to the supranational fund
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ISS to supply Apex fund clients with ESG data
23 January 2019Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has partnered with fund administration company Apex to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to investment managers.
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Simplify SDG finance to unleash scale, says UBS
23 January 2019UBS has called on the financial sector and policymakers to simplify and standardise investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help close the current financing gap to reach the goals.
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ESG regulation and war on plastic will shape 2019, MSCI predicts
22 January 2019Increasing regulation on environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed investments and a war on plastic waste are likely to be among the defining ESG themes of 2019, according to MSCI.
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Mirova sustainable ag fund makes first allocation
22 January 2019Mirova's sustainable agriculture fund has finalised its first transaction, weeks after it reached a first close, securing over $100 million.
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Chemicals giant agrees 'positive incentive' credit facility
22 January 2019Solvay, one of Europe's largest chemicals companies, has agreed to link the terms of a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) revolving credit facility to achievements in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.