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  • Sin stocks portfolio 'could outperform in Morningstar's Sustainability ratings'

    17 October 2016

    A fund manager has devised a portfolio of 'sin stocks' that are likely to score highly in Morningstar's Sustainability ratings to illustrate his fear that the methodology has the potential to mislead investors.

  • Modern Land issues mainland China's first green bond from a property firm

    17 October 2016

    Modern Land has issued mainland China's first green bond from a real estate firm, raising $350 million.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 17 October 2016

    17 October 2016

    The outlook for EUAs is neutral to bullish, with five auctions this week and power prices in the driving seat, says Louis Redshaw.

  • BlackRock refinances UK wind portfolio with ING

    17 October 2016

    BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has secured a £55 million ($67 million) long-term debt facility from ING to refinance five operational wind farms in the UK.

  • Water green bond issues break $10bn barrier

    14 October 2016

    More than $10 billion has been raised by green bonds to be spent exclusively on water-related projects, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • External review of green bonds: lessons learned

    14 October 2016

    When it comes to external reviews, the green bond market could learn from the carbon market, argues Phillip Ludvigsen

  • French Banking Federation calls for lower capital requirements for green loans

    14 October 2016

    The French Banking Federation (FBF) has called on European prudential regulators to reduce the capital requirements for green loans.

  • Axa IMRA expands forestry portfolio with €21.5 million purchase

    13 October 2016

    Axa Investment Managers - Real Assets (Axa IMRA) has acquired a 958-hectare forest in France, known as Domaine de Saint Augustin, for €21.5 million ($23.7 million).

  • Free tool launched for measuring a fund's carbon footprint

    13 October 2016

    A free online tool that measures the carbon intensity of investment funds, has been launched by US-based NGO As You Sow.

  • Italy joins list of countries planning sovereign green bonds

    12 October 2016

    Italy has joined the plethora of countries lining up to issue sovereign green bonds.