Archive

  • Growing the corporate green bond market

    16 October 2015

    The enormous potential of companies to tap the green bond market has yet to be realised. Sophie Robinson-Tillett asks why

  • Banks agree to provide £1bn debt facility for London's 'super sewer'

    25 August 2015

    A debt facility of £1 billion ($1.6 billion) is being provided by six banks to the consortium of long-term investors that will finance and own a major new sewer to be built beneath the river Thames in London.

  • Arise sells 33MW wind farm to Allianz Capital Partners

    07 August 2015

    Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) has bolstered its wind portfolio with the acquisition of a 33MW "ready to construct" project from Swedish developer Arise.

  • BAML says green bond market is strong again as it clinches Q2 underwriter title

    05 August 2015

    The scramble to be named the biggest underwriter in the green bond market produced a new champion in the second quarter of 2015, after Bank of America Merrill Lynch deposed JP Morgan from the top of a league table.

  • FTSE creates indexes to exclude coal

    30 July 2015

    FTSE Russell has extended its range of fossil-fuel free indexes with a new series excluding coal and mining firms, as the divestment movement gathers pace.

  • Analysis: The Climate Bonds Initiative's new standards

    17 July 2015

    The CBI's proposed new standards are designed to shore up investor confidence in the market. But will they prove too onerous for many issuers, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards

    17 July 2015

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.

  • Allianz reaches €2.5bn renewables milestone with Austrian wind farms

    02 July 2015

    Allianz has entered the Austrian wind market with the purchase of four wind farms, bringing the insurance firm's investment in renewables to over €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion).

  • EAPF names sustainable equity mandate winners after extensive search

    02 July 2015

    The UK's Environment Agency pension fund (EAPF) has selected four asset managers for its global sustainability equity mandate after a wide-ranging search.

  • Bank issuance helps green bond market gather steam in Q2

    01 July 2015

    A raft of issues from private banks helped the green bond market gather pace in Q2 after a slow start to the year.