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  • FlexiGroup gains tighter prices on green tranche

    21 April 2016

    FlexiGroup has achieved tighter pricing for the green tranche of it latest asset backed security (ABS), Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Moody's ups 2016 green bond forecast to $70bn

    21 April 2016

    Moody's has upped its prediction for green bond issuance for 2016 to $70 billion, after a record-breaking first quarter boosted by a spate of massive deals from Chinese.

  • Green bond supply still falling short of demand, says major bank

    20 April 2016

    Demand for green bonds continues to outstrip supply, despite a record first quarter for new issues, said a leading European bank in a research note on the market.

  • First Chinese green bond indexes launched

    19 April 2016

    The first green bond indexes focusing on domestic issues in China have been launched, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • S&P expects sharp rise in issuance and price advantages for corporate green bonds

    18 April 2016

    Corporate issuance of green bonds is likely to soar this year and, over time, there could be pricing advantages for issuers, according to research by ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P).

  • IFC buys up INR 5bn green housing bond

    18 April 2016

    India's Punjab National Bank Housing Finance (PNBHF) has issued INR5 billion ($75.8 million) of green bonds, all of which have been bought by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • FlexiGroup launches ABS with green tranche

    18 April 2016

    Australian consumer lender FlexiGroup has launched an A$260 million ($200 million) asset backed security (ABS) with a green tranche.

  • Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue

    15 April 2016

    A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Tell me more: a call for better disclosure on green bond impacts

    14 April 2016

    A consultation paper argues that assessing the impact of green bonds could lead to preferential pricing - but better reporting is needed first. Peter Cripps reports

  • Second Latin American development bank readies itself for green bond

    13 April 2016

    A Central American development bank is set to dip its toe in the green bond market with a roadshow across the UK and the US.