Michael Hurley

• Natixis poaches Pictet water fund managers to create thematics arm

  28 March 2019

  Natixis is preparing to launch its own water fund as part of its newly-created Thematics Asset Management

• Munich Re's asset manager invest in Norwegian wind farm

  18 March 2019

  MEAG and Luxcara seal debt and equity deal for wind farm

• Axa IM invests in Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund

  13 September 2018

  Returns will be generated from loan interest payments, profit shares or the sale of equity

• LGIM pressures international standards body to adopt TCFD

  23 August 2018

  Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has thrown its weight behind calls for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to adopt harmonised climate risk reporting.

• MEAG and Luxcara structure debt and equity deal for wind farm

  14 August 2018

  Deal includes project bonds worth and privately placed equity investment with the Munich Re group

• UK insurers could be forced to disclose climate risk by 2022

  04 June 2018

  A UK parliamentary committee has called on government to act if regulators fail on implementing climate risk disclosures. While some witnesses highlighted to the committee the insurers' exposure to climate-related risk, some pointed out that thanks to Solvency II rules they might be ahead of the game. Michael Hurley and Vincent Huck report

  

• Aviva Life purchases two green bonds for £100m

  11 May 2018

  Bonds issued by the developer Tideway to help finance 25km sewer tunnel under River Thames

• Japanese insurer takes first step towards divestment from coal

  10 May 2018

  Believed to be the first time that a Japanese financial institution has announced such a policy.

• Crédit Agricole in JV to buy 500MW of renewables projects

  28 December 2017

  French insurer and French utility firm Engie will jointly purchase about 500MW of renewables projects in 2018

• Zurich promotes Köb to lead insurer's responsible investment

  07 September 2017

  She replaces Manuel Lewin