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  • New York green bank opens account with $800m of deals

    23 October 2014

    New York's green bank has agreed to make its first loans after announcing a string of deals it said will ultimately lead to investments of more than $800 million.

  • Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3

    21 October 2014

    Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.

  • 'Impact measurement' helps KfW place record-breaking $1.5 bn green bond

    08 October 2014

    KfW has placed the largest US dollar-denominated green bond yet, which has won plaudits from investors for its impact measurement features.

  • Profile of Hannon Armstrong: A sustainable yield

    06 October 2014

    With its equity raisings, REIT structure and asset-backed securitisations, Hannon Armstrong is at the cutting edge of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy in the US. Its CEO Jeffrey Eckel tells Peter Cripps why mainstream investors are increasingly embracing its formula of sustainability and strong yields

  • Ontario gives details of C$500m green bond

    01 October 2014

    The Province of Ontario has announced details of the first issue under its new green bond programme.

  • NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects

    25 September 2014

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.

  • Massachusetts to revisit green bond market with $250m issue

    09 September 2014

    The state of Massachusetts plans to issue $250 million of green bonds next week, its second such issue after a $100 million transaction in June 2013.

  • SEB remains top green bond underwriter in Q2, but HSBC and Natixis make gains

    20 August 2014

    SEB retained its place as the leading green bond underwriter in the second quarter of 2014, while HSBC and Natixis surged up the rankings helped by some blockbuster issues.

  • India's Inox Wind aims to raise $163 million

    13 August 2014

    Indian wind energy company Inox Wind has revived plans for an initial public offering (IPO) which it first filed in July last year.

  • Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green

    12 August 2014

    Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports