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UAE bank and UK asset manager partner to invest in renewables
04 July 2013A leading Middle Eastern banking group has partnered with a UK asset manager to co-invest in clean energy in the UK.
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Utility pulls plug on 'immature' marine power
03 July 2013A utility giant has pulled its support of a leading wave power research project to concentrate on other "more mature" types of renewables.
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Japanese firm completes €1.9bn purchase of European asset manager
02 July 2013A leading European asset manager with a strong reputation for sustainable investing has been bought by a Japanese financial services group.
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Clean-tech investment pioneer in liquidation
02 July 2013The UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm has entered into voluntary liquidation. Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA) shares were withdrawn from trading on the London Stock Exchange at 7.00am this morning.
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Sustainable forestry fund raises A$570m
28 June 2013An Australian investment manager focused on sustainable forestry has raised A$570 million ($520 million) for one of its funds.
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Renewables fund plans £300m London listing
28 June 2013A renewables fund has outlined plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a further sign that stockmarkets are becoming an increasingly attractive source of capital to developers.
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Energy efficient ships an 'attractive investment opportunity', says bank
27 June 2013Investors are increasingly seeing retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies as an attractive opportunity, according to a bank, which is developing a finance mechanism for the activity.
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Green Investment Bank gets £800m boost, and borrowing powers
27 June 2013The UK's trailblazing Green Investment Bank (GIB) today saw its firepower increased by £800 million ($1.2 billion), and was for the first time granted permission to borrow capital.
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10 steps to sustainable investment
26 June 2013Institutional investors must address sustainability risks, such as climate change, resource scarcity and water shortages, within their investment decisions, if they are to be successful in the future, an investor-backed lobby group claimed.
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Pension fund plans onshore wind push after first acquisition
26 June 2013A Danish pension fund's new onshore wind power joint venture is set to invest around DKK5 billion over the next five years, Environmental Finance can reveal.