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Australia prices A$7.5bn green bond

The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has priced a A$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion) 10-year Green Treasury Bond.

Australia hires banks for second sovereign green bond

Australia is planning to launch its second sovereign green bond next week after hiring four banks to lead manage the deal.

Pension funds, insurers and regulators appointed to Canada taxonomy group

Representatives of Royal Bank of Canada, La Caisse and insurer Co-operators are among members of a newly appointed group to lead development of Canada's 'green and transition' sustainable finance taxonomy.

Focus on transition, not simplification, NGOs urge EU

Third UK green bond 'vindicates' global lead on nuclear inclusion

The strong orderbook for the £6.25 billion ($8.3 billion) third sovereign green bond from the UK "vindicates" its decision to take a global lead in integrating nuclear energy into its programme.

UK readies third sovereign green bond amid £12bn issuance update

The UK is planning to issue its third green bond this week as it looks to close its programme for the current financial year, with the sovereign announcing it planned to raise at least £12 billion ($16 billion) from green gilts in the upcoming year.

UK adds nuclear energy to sovereign green bond framework

Major green bond issuer, the UK government, has updated its framework for the first time since it launched the programme in 2021, with the sovereign adding nuclear energy to the list of eligible projects.

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Long-term climate risk blind spot leads OSFI to plan tests of financial firm models

Canada's federal financial regulator said it will step up assessments of financial institutions' ability to measure and manage "catastrophic and climate-related financial risks" after a climate stress test revealed "important data gaps".

Thailand's future SLBs could address gender and biodiversity

Gender and biodiversity could be integrated into the next phase of Thailand's ground-breaking sovereign SLBs, Karas Boonruang tells Ahren Lester