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PIC invests £37m in student housing
18 July 2018The loan will fund University Partnerships Programme’s development of 382 new student bedrooms for the University of Exeter
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Aviva Investors finances €1.5bn windfarm
18 July 2018Insurer amongst 13 international lenders to participate in the financing of the German 396 MW Merkur offshore windfarm.
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Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries
17 July 2018The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports
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Metlife IM and Northwestern Mutual invest $450m in US retail centre
17 July 201812-year fixed rate loan made to a joint venture between The Macerich Company and Northwestern Mutual
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Next Insurance raises $83m
16 July 2018Munich Re and Nationwide Insurance amongst the investors
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Axa IMRA acquires €161m Dublin residential development
13 July 2018As part of its Irish PRS joint venture with Kennedy Wilson
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Prince of Wales says insurers need to step up on sustainability
11 July 2018Events organised by the Prince of Wales can't be publicised, so it was a running joke among the attendees of his finance leaders' summit at St James Palace to ask how one had heard about the event. Surrounded by tapestries, art works, swords and powder guns hanging from the walls, 70 finance leaders were asked to commit to concrete actions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Vincent Huck got a glimpse through the door.
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Aviva Investors expands global responsible investment team
11 July 2018Three new hires join the team
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Axa IMRA acquires European data centre operator
10 July 2018Acquisition was made on behalf of Axa France
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LGIM Real Assets acquires £20.5m trade park
10 July 2018Reporting a net initial yield of 5.3%