Archive

  • People moves: Carbon Tracker, Allianz, WWF, Sustineri, BMO

    01 December 2017

    Carbon Tracker Initiative has appointed Hermes Investment Management's chief executive Saker Nusseibeh as non-executive chairman.

  • 'Bring it on': California commissioner bullish on fossil fuel divestment

    17 July 2017

    Commissioner Dave Jones was threatened with legal action from 12 Republican attorney generals who oppose his fossil fuel investments disclosure initiative. The threats appear to have spurred Jones on, however. Callum Tanner reports

  • Allianz makes fifth tax equity investment in US wind

    24 May 2017

    Allianz Capital Partners (ACP), the alternative investment arm of the German insurer, has secured its fifth US wind farm tax equity investment in a little more than a year.

  • IETA urges UK's continued participation in EU ETS post-Brexit

    19 May 2017

    The International Emission Trading Association (IETA) has called on the UK to stay in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) after Brexit, at least until the end of 2020, when the current phase ends.

  • Why Allianz is investing where the wind blows

    10 February 2017

    Allianz's in-house alternative asset manager has closed four tax equity investments in US wind farms in only 12 months, and plans more in 2017. Head of renewables at Allianz Capital Partners David Jones talks to Asa Gibson about the firm's American wind adventure.

  • Allianz and MUFG in US wind farm tax equity deal

    03 February 2017

    Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) – the alternative investment manager of German insurer Allianz – and Japanese financial conglomerate Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) have co-invested in a 225MW wind project in Oklahoma.

  • Allianz makes third US wind farm investment

    17 January 2017

    Allianz Capital Partners, the alternative asset manager of German insurer Allianz, has made its third tax equity investment in a US wind farm, with an undisclosed sum invested in the 184MW Kelly Creek project in Illinois.

  • Allianz enters US renewable energy market

    08 February 2016

    Allianz has taken its first step into the North America renewable energy market after agreeing a deal with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) and EDF.

  • Allianz reaches €2.5bn renewables milestone with Austrian wind farms

    02 July 2015

    Allianz has entered the Austrian wind market with the purchase of four wind farms, bringing the insurance firm's investment in renewables to over €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion).

  • Wind asset prices approaching 'bubble-level', warns Allianz Capital head

    15 December 2014

    The price of wind energy assets is being driven dangerously high, according to David Jones, CEO of Allianz Capital Partners, a leading investor in renewables.