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KfW tightens sustainability criteria for €25bn liquidity portfolio
16 May 2017German development bank KfW has introduced new rules to strengthen the sustainability impact of its liquidity portfolio.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 15 May 2017
15 May 2017If clean-dark spreads remain at current levels, there is a chance of an upward move in EU Allowance (EUA) prices this week, says Louis Redshaw.
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BMO to exclude fossil fuel companies from £1.56bn responsible funds range
15 May 2017BMO Global Asset Management will exclude all companies with fossil fuel reserves from its Responsible Funds range, which has £1.56 billion ($2 billion) in assets under management.
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Erlandsson leaves AP4 for Granit Fonder
15 May 2017Swedish asset management company Granit Fonder has hired Ulf Erlandsson as its new head of fixed income. He will take up his new post in August.
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UK departure from EU ETS would increase carbon prices - Sandbag
15 May 2017Carbon prices in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would slightly increase and emissions decrease if the UK were to leave the carbon market, according to a report by UK- NGO Sandbag.
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Oil companies beginning to act on climate change, says report
15 May 2017Some of the largest global oil and gas companies such as Statoil, Eni and Total are beginning to act on climate change. However, laggards like ExxonMobil are considerably behind these companies, according to a report from major investors.
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People Moves: EEM, US SIF, GCX
12 May 2017Wayne Sharpe has assumed the role of acting CEO of carbon markets exchange European Environmental Markets (EEM) after Adrian Rimmer stepped down from the position last week.
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Record inflows push Impax's AUM to £6bn
12 May 2017Record inflows have helped push Impax Asset Management's assets under management (AUM) to £6 billion ($7.8 billion).
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Trump, standardisation and aggregation are obstacles to green bonds - Fitch
11 May 2017The lack of comprehensive standards for green investments and mechanisms for aggregating small projects, as well as the retreat form climate change regulation under the Trump administration are the main hurdles to the growth of the green bond market, according to a report by Fitch.
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PRI launches hedge fund ESG questionnaire
11 May 2017The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a responsible investment due diligence questionnaire (RI DDQ) for the hedge fund industry, that they hope will foster better understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.