The Swedish pension provider has invested $780m in three US property opportunties over the past year.
Terming it as a ‘historic’ investment, Industriens Pension teamed up with Danish energy company Better Energy to invest DKK 4bn (€540m) in new solar parks in Denmark and Poland.
The announced departure of Jean-Pierre Mustier as head of UniCredit has removed one hurdle from the merger of the two banks. But the Italian state must now pitch in.
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and the Basel Institute on Governance have laid down indicators that will contribute to better company reporting on the effectiveness of corporate anti-corruption efforts.
Legal and General Investment Management teamed up with Swedish public pension funds AP1 to launch this fund, where the capital will be allocated based on how well companies score on ESG criteria.
Geneva-based Jean Laville, deputy chief executive officer of Swiss Sustainable Finance, assesses that other Swiss popular initiatives could follow after next Sunday's one for a ban on financing war material manufacturers.
On Sunday 29 November, Swiss citizens will vote on a popular initiative seeking to introduce a local ban for the financing of war material manufacturers.
