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KKR's Global Impact Fund exceeds $1bn
12 August 2019Private equity giant KKR has raised more than $1 billion for its Global Impact Fund. The firm did not disclose how much the fund is targeting or when it will close.
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Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal
09 August 2019Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones
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Lekela reaches $330m close on 250MW Egyptian wind project
08 August 2019Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close of its 250MW wind project in Egypt, raising $330 million.
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Moody's upsizes its 2019 green bond prediction to more than $200bn
08 August 2019Moody's predicts green bond issuance to exceed $200 billion this year, following a record-breaking second quarter and first half of the year. It had earlier predicted the market to hit $200 billion in 2019.
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Green bond comment: August 2019 - Should a beef producer issue a sustainability bond?
08 August 2019A 'sustainable transition bond' issued by a Brazilian beef giant stuck in the craw of many sustainable investors. Peter Cripps ruminates on the issue
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Bonds round-up: BART, KfW, San Diego, Mitsui, IBRD, EDC, Ottawa
07 August 2019San Francisco BART raises $644m, KfW issues its first HK$ denominated green bond and more
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GPIF to buy ADB green bonds
07 August 2019The world’s largest pension fund has committed to purchase green bonds issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions
07 August 2019The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we know it”, according to French investment bank Natixis CIB.
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Lombard Odier hires Kaminker
07 August 2019Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has recruited Christopher Kaminker for the newly created role of head of sustainable investment research & strategy.
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Pimco looks to emerging markets for sovereign green bonds
06 August 2019Fixed income investment giant Pimco has encouraged international financial institutions (IFIs) to ramp up support for emerging market sovereigns to issue green bonds.