News

• People Moves

  08 April 2016

  The latest people moves, at Nordex, Handelsbank, SolarCity and more

• EF BRIEFS: AXA IM, Mytrah, SolarCity, Credit Suisse, BAML, SMA

  08 April 2016

  AXA Investment Managers has been appointed to manage Big Society Capital's treasury portfolio "in line with its transformative social impact ambition".

• Green bond expected for smart meters and grid upgrades

  08 April 2016

  An energy distributor is readying itself to issue a green bond to finance smart grids and green buildings, Environmental Finance has learned.

• IFC to increase climate related investments to $3.5bn a year

  08 April 2016

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will next year increase its climate investments from $2.2 billion to $3.5 billion, following the approval of the World Bank Group's latest Climate Change Action Plan.

• FrieslandCampina upsizes green Schuldschein to €300m

  08 April 2016

  Dairy company FrieslandCampina has priced and upsized its green Schuldschein, raising €300 million ($341 million).

• Impax reports strong growth in AUM

  08 April 2016

  Environmentally-themed investor Impax Asset Management has shrugged off market volatility to chalk up another "strong" quarter of growth in its assets under management (AUM).

• Investors balk at Yingli's latest plea for bond extension

  07 April 2016

  China's Yingli Green Energy has failed to come to an agreement with bondholders as the deadline for repayment on its medium-term notes looms.

• Green bond market sees third 10-year dollar issue of 2016

  07 April 2016

  A $1.5 billion green bond issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) has made it the third issuer this year to tap the market with a 10-year, dollar-denominated issue.

• PRI appoints associate director for EMEA

  07 April 2016

  The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has appointed a new associate director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

• AP2 to dedicate 1% of investment to green bonds as market 'achieves maturity'

  06 April 2016

  Swedish pension fund AP2 has decided to allocate 1% of its entire portfolio to green bonds, saying the market has achieved the maturity and size "to justify a separate investment strategy".