Money manager VanEck creates new way to invest in green bonds

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VanEck, which manages more than $43.4bn in assets, has launched the first US-listed exchange-traded fund for green bonds. What does this mean for the broader area of sustainable investing?

President Donald Trump has made his support for fossil fuel projects clear, but that hasn't thwarted investors' appetite for a financial instrument known as green bonds. Case in point, last month VanEck...

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