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Infranity finances Coriance group and supports the expansion of its district heating networks and decarbonized heat ambitions.
Infranity, a leading infrastructure investor in clean energy, is pleased to announce its exclusive investment in the Midco financing of Coriance group, a prominent provider of urban heating and cooling networks in France, in the context of its takeover by Vauban Infrastructure Partners and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation.
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FRR nets 9.68% in 2023 as return asset boost brings H2 benefits
Reserve fund also announces that CIO Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr has been appointed to executive board
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French institutional investors team up in biodiversity fund drive
The investors will launch a call for proposals by the end of July
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Ircantec: Aiming for core sustainability
Myriam Métais andCécilia Lyet (pictured) of France’s Caisse des Dépôts talk to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about managing the reserves of Ircantec, the supplementary scheme for public sector employees
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People moves: Caisse des Dépôts appoints new head of pensions [updated]
Caisse des Dépôts, Aon Hewitt, KPS, Van Lanschot Kempen, HSBC GAM, Xafinity Punter Southall, Redington, Candriam, BlueBay
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France strengthens SRI fund label to ‘give investors more confidence’
The label can now only be secured by funds that have no exposure to companies developing new fossil fuel assets
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Net Zero engagement: asset owners publish rules for managers
The NZAOA asks investors to get engagement programmes assured and to focus on outcomes
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Lead France’s energy transition, Hollande tells Caisse des Dépôts
French president suggests new name for new mandate
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Caisse des Dépôts fund lures French institutions back into housing
Domestic investors including ERAFP commit €515m to plug housing supply deficit
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Ircantec adds ESG, climate performance fee links for new mandates
French investor requires comprehensive reporting and delivery against quantitative targets
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France moves ahead with innovative climate reporting rules
A new French law could compel companies to disclose their climate plans
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People moves: Local Pensions Partnership Investments names COO
PLus: PKBS appoints new investment committee chair; Universal Investment names Luxembourg country head
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Friday people roundup [updated]
PLSA Brexit taskforce, Eversheds, JP Morgan Asset Management, PensionsEurope, Caisse des Dépots, Lyxor, Hargreaves Lansdown
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France: SME cash lifeline gains investors’ attention
Cash-starved French SMEs are being offered competitive financing through an initiative led by Caisse des Dépôts that also provides insurers and pension funds with relatively safe income assets in a low-yield environment, finds Gilles Pouzin
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Amundi claims first with EU climate benchmark-aligned mandate
Investment solution developed in response to request for proposal from 12 major French institutional investors
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ESG roundup: Deloitte shifts £1bn pensions to sustainable fund
Plus: Wells Fargo’s new climate transition credit strategy; PLSA’s RI quality mark; the first global investor engagement coalition for a just transition
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France: PER rises as state reform remains uncertain
President Emmanuel Macron conditions pension reform relaunch on COVID recovery
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Ircantec: High ESG ambitions
Ircantec’s latest four-year plan has a strong emphasis on social responsibility
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French public sector scheme Ircantec to divest from tobacco
Board also agrees new investment to support local and citizen-led renewable energy initiatives
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Briefing: France decrees biodiversity reporting
France, having pioneered mandatory climate-risk reporting by investment firms, again breaks new ground by requiring biodiversity reporting in the same sector.