News

• UBS's new fund targets gender equality

  08 January 2018

  UBS has launched a fund that will invest in companies with a strong record in gender diversity and sustainability.

• Candriam global high-yield fund is first to be awarded French SRI label

  08 January 2018

  A global high-yield fund from Luxembourg-based asset manager Candriam has become the first to receive the French Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) label.

• Partners Group makes largest offshore wind investment

  08 January 2018

  Partners Group has become the largest shareholder in wind farm Borssele III/IV, after buying half of the equity stakes owned by Shell, Mitsubishi's Diamond Generating Europe (DGE) and Eneco Group.

• Green bond market poised to scale new heights in 2018

  05 January 2018

  The green bond market is expected to keep up the momentum it built last year, with another record performance in 2018, according to TD Securities and SEB.

• Academics launch principles to help align investments with climate targets

  05 January 2018

  A set of three simple principles has been proposed to help investors align their portfolios with a low-carbon economy.

• Richardson joins Calvert as chief operating officer

  05 January 2018

  Calvert Research and Management has named Anne Richardson as its new chief operating officer.

• Nigeria's green bond slightly oversubscribed

  05 January 2018

  Nigeria's inaugural green bond issue was just oversubscribed by 101 million naira ($300,000).

• Why Storebrand's latest bond fund has gone fossil fuel-free

  04 January 2018

  Storebrand's recently launched $1.3 billion fossil-fuel-free bond fund will shun the energy sector in an effort to go fossil-fuel free.

• EU carbon market update, 2 January 2018

  03 January 2018

  In a repeat of trading at the end of 2016, carbon prices climbed aggressively over the Christmas holiday period as auction curbs left the market short

• Green bond round-up, 3 January 2018

  03 January 2018

  Hong Kong real estate firm launches green bond