Recent Green and Sustainable Hedge Fund News
The Next Step for ESG Investing: Moving from What and Why to How | ||
The implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors has evolved to a point where it may be possible to begin to develop standardized... | ||
Nikko Asset Management to launch Green Fund with World Bank | ||
Nikko Asset Management has recently announced its intentions to launch the Nikko AM World Bank Green Fund. The asset management firm, one of the largest... | ||
Moore Capital impedes Trading Emissions and Leaf Clean Energy merger plans | ||
Last week, the proposal to merge Trading Emissions PLC (AIM: TRE) and Leaf Clean Energy Company (AIM: LEAF) failed when the merger earned only 63% of... | ||
Wall Street Green Trading Summit will feature a series of Industry Thought Leaders | ||
This year’s Wall Street Green Trading Summit (WSGTS), the ninth annual event, will feature industry discussions covering cutting edge clean technologies,... | ||
Quotient Investors Unveils New ESG Strategy | ||
Managing Partners André Bertolotti and Julia Peter-Kerr of Quotient Investors sat down with Brandon Nickerson, director, to speak about their new fund... | ||
CalSTRS' Efforts Improve Climate Risk Transparency | ||
CalSTRS has applauded a decision by the SEC to improve disclosure of climate risk in securities filings, which passed by a 3-2 vote. The legislation is... | ||
Earth Capital Partners Announces New Investment Team | ||
Earth Capital Partners, a sustainable development investor, recently announced their new Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry team, which will be headed... | ||
Jefferies launches Wildcatters Energy E&P Equity ETF | ||
Investment bank Jefferies & Company (NYSE: JEF) has launched its new upstream Oil and Gas focused Wildcatters Energy Exploration & Production Equity ETF... | ||
Emerging Manager Breaks $100MM to Top Morningstar Midcap Fund Categories | ||
Morningstar ranked The Appleseed Fund #1 returning U.S. midcap value fund among 342 funds and the #1 returning socially responsible domestic equity fund... | ||
BP Capital’s Pickens Changes Course, Focuses on Natural Gas | ||
In an effort to garner some much needed attention to the Pickens Plan, Texas energy investor T. Boone Pickens has launched an advertising campaign highlighting... | ||
Sparx Group looks to raise $200 Million for “Green” focused Sparx Ecology Fund | ||
Sparx Group Co., one of Asia’s largest hedge fund managers, is aiming to raise over $200 million for a new hedge fund that will focus on companies in... | ||
SEC Halts Mantria’s $30 Million “Green” Ponzi Scheme | ||
The SEC has charged two companies and four individuals with involvement in a nationwide $30 million Ponzi scheme that lured over 300 elderly and retirement-age... | ||
Paladin Strategic Partners Acquires Stake in HomeSaver Mortgage Management | ||
Socially responsible emerging manager Paladin Strategic Partners has acquired a controlling interest in HomeSaver Mortgage Management. Originally formed... | ||
AIG Investments shuts down Cleantech and Sustainability Investment Group | ||
AIG Investments has decided to close its Sustainable Investment Group just one month after being acquired by the Pacific Century Group, a private investment... | ||
Semi-annual Changes to the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index | ||
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and CRD Analytics, LLC announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global... | ||
George Soros, like T. Boone Pickens, Recognizes importance of Clean Energy Future | ||
George Soros, billionaire and founder of hedge fund Soros Capital Management, plans to address the “political problem” of climate change by investing... | ||
CRD Analytics Forms Partnership With SeaCrest Investment Management | ||
CRD Analytics LLC (CRD), a leader in sustainability-related investment analytics and products, is pleased to announce the formation of a partnership with... | ||
Absolute Return Partners announces Energy and Carbon Focused NEAS Power Fund | ||
Absolute Return Partners LLP announced this week the creation of The NEAS Power Fund. Scheduled to launch on October 1st, the new fund will apply a relative... | ||
Logi Energy launches first Peak Oil Hedge Fund | ||
Logi Energy LLC has launched the first hedge fund focused on energy investing under the theory of “Peak Oil.” According to HedgeCo, the fund will... | ||
Global Climate Change Fund to launch on Russell Investments’ OpenWorld | ||
Climate Change Capital announced this week that it had been hired to manage the Global Climate Change Fund for OpenWorld, Russell Investments’ new single... | ||
