Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • ABP says SDGs help it manage long-term risk

    10 October 2017

    Dutch civil service pension fund ABP says a customised taxonomy for investing in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help it navigate long-term risk and return issues.

  • Finnish fund Elo joins IIGCC to strengthen engagement

    10 October 2017

    Finnish pension fund Elo has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) to reinforce its new climate change strategy.

  • £2.1bn of inflows grow Impax assets by 61%

    09 October 2017

    A 61% growth in assets in the year ended 30 September has been reported by Impax Asset Management, with the firm now managing £7.26 billion ($9.54 billion).

  • Green Climate Fund makes $892m commitments

    06 October 2017

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+ emissions reductions projects, and $392 million to fund another 11 climate finance projects in developing countries.

  • 40 Catholic institutions commit to fossil fuel divestment

    05 October 2017

    A group of 40 Catholic institutions has committed to divest from fossil fuels in what is the largest of any such agreement by the Catholic Church.

  • Northern Trust launches first European funds to track MSCI ESG index

    04 October 2017

    Two of Northern Trust's environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed funds, of up to $550 million in size, will become the first in Europe to track the MSCI World ESG Leaders index.

  • Brunel Pension Partnership appoints EAPF's Ward as chief responsible investment officer

    02 October 2017

    The Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP) has appointed the Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) Faith Ward as chief responsible investment officer.

  • IREDA issues INR19.5bn masala bond and vows to smash renewables target

    29 September 2017

    A INR19.5 billion ($300 million) green "masala" bond has been issued by state-owned enterprise Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - and the government says will play a key role in helping India smash its ambitious 175GW renewables target.

  • Investors pay up for $1bn KfW green bond

    29 September 2017

    A $1 billion green bond by German government-owned development bank KfW has priced at two basis points inside its normal yield curve following "exceptionally high demand".

  • MSCI launches combined factor and ESG exposure indexes

    29 September 2017

    MSCI has launched a set of indexes that combine environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance with other factors.