Sun rises on 'UK's first' solar pension fund

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Goldfield Partners claims £50m fund financing installation of solar panels on social housing will offer returns of up to eight per cent

A new pension fund is aiming to install £50m worth of solar panels onto social housing, while offering investors returns of up to eight per cent a year. The Solar Green Energy Fund launched by London-based...

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