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Corporates should overcome fears about green bond issuance
11 April 2016Disagreements as to whether green bond issuers should be environmentally friendly in all their operations could deter potential corporate issuers. But this would be a mistake, says Antonio Keglevich, head of green bond origination at UniCredit
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People Moves
08 April 2016The latest people moves, at Nordex, Handelsbank, SolarCity and more
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EF BRIEFS: AXA IM, Mytrah, SolarCity, Credit Suisse, BAML, SMA
08 April 2016AXA Investment Managers has been appointed to manage Big Society Capital's treasury portfolio "in line with its transformative social impact ambition".
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Green bond expected for smart meters and grid upgrades
08 April 2016An energy distributor is readying itself to issue a green bond to finance smart grids and green buildings, Environmental Finance has learned.
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IFC to increase climate related investments to $3.5bn a year
08 April 2016The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will next year increase its climate investments from $2.2 billion to $3.5 billion, following the approval of the World Bank Group's latest Climate Change Action Plan.
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FrieslandCampina upsizes green Schuldschein to €300m
08 April 2016Dairy company FrieslandCampina has priced and upsized its green Schuldschein, raising €300 million ($341 million).
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Impax reports strong growth in AUM
08 April 2016Environmentally-themed investor Impax Asset Management has shrugged off market volatility to chalk up another "strong" quarter of growth in its assets under management (AUM).
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How 'discounting' can be used in investment decisions for the benefit of future generations
08 April 2016The current accountancy practices used in discounting is killing green projects. But there is another way, argues Abdeldjellil Bouzidi
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Investors balk at Yingli's latest plea for bond extension
07 April 2016China's Yingli Green Energy has failed to come to an agreement with bondholders as the deadline for repayment on its medium-term notes looms.
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Green bond market sees third 10-year dollar issue of 2016
07 April 2016A $1.5 billion green bond issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) has made it the third issuer this year to tap the market with a 10-year, dollar-denominated issue.