News

• Hannon Armstrong eyes up to $87m in new equity capital

  29 April 2015

  US clean energy investment company Hannon Armstrong (HASI) plans to issue up to 4.6 million shares which, at current prices, could bring in about $87 million.

• First State sold Petrobras shares on ESG concerns before latest scandals

  29 April 2015

  First State Investments sold its holdings in Petrobras because of concerns over the Brazilian oil company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance well before fraud and corruption allegations surfaced last year.

• Goldman eyes major stake in Asia's 'first yieldco'

  29 April 2015

  Goldman Sachs has bought convertible notes entitling it to a 45% stake in what is believed to be Asia's first yieldco.

• BAML's Martin Mills to head product solutions for EMEA

  28 April 2015

  The head of green bonds at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has been appointed to lead the product solutions team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

• Investors are committed to renewables, despite low oil price, says HSBC

  28 April 2015

  Investor interest in renewable energy remains strong, despite the decline in oil and gas prices, say analysts at HSBC.

• Energy efficiency fund launched

  28 April 2015

  A fund has been launched to invest in small UK companies that are set to benefit from making products or providing services that boost energy efficiency.

• Poor investment landscape highlights perks of green bonds, says Berlin Hyp

  27 April 2015

  Green bonds are soaring in popularity because they offer non-financial perks to investors facing a low-yield environment says Berlin Hyp, following its inaugural issue today.

• Nearly half asset owners are 'negligently gambling on climate risk'

  27 April 2015

  Nearly half of the biggest asset owners in the world have failed to take action to safeguard their portfolios against the threat of climate change, according to a report.

• Connecticut completes $250 million green bond

  27 April 2015

  Connecticut has sold its $250 million green bond to fund water projects in the state.

• Foresight reaches £1bn in solar energy assets

  27 April 2015

  Foresight Group, a UK infrastructure investment company, said it now has £1 billion ($1.5 billion) of solar assets across its institutional and retail funds.