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  • World Bank issues green bond for Belgian investors

    19 November 2014

    The World Bank has launched a retail green bond for investors in Belgium.

  • Green bonds: of indexes, verifiers and the pursuit of standards

    13 November 2014

    The question of what is green continues to haunt the green bond market, says Peter Cripps

  • CalSTRS sees threefold increase in green bond investment in 2014

    13 November 2014

    California State Teachers' Retirement Systems (CalSTRS) has increased its investment into green bonds almost threefold in 2014.

  • Barclays and MSCI launch green bond index, excluding Unilever

    13 November 2014

    Barclays and MSCI have today launched their Green Bond Index, excluding major issues from Unilever and Iberdrola.

  • The rise of the green bond index

    06 November 2014

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays/MSCI and Standard & Poor's have started green bond indexes. What impact will they have on the fledgling market, ask Sophie Robinson-Tillett and Peter Cripps

  • BAML launches green bond index

    04 November 2014

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has launched a green bond index, which it claims has been the best performing of any flagship investment-grade index in recent years.

  • Hartford plans $140m green bond

    24 October 2014

    The Metropolitan District of Hartford, Connecticut (MDC) is planning to issue a $140 million green bond to help fund a programme to upgrade its waterways.

  • People moves

    07 October 2014

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Actiam, Alliance Trust and Roth Capital Partners

  • SunEdison secures $50m project financing for solar plant in Jordan

    01 October 2014

    US solar energy giant SunEdison has signed a $50 million project financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a solar energy plant in Jordan.

  • World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds

    30 September 2014

    The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.