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Green bond round-up, 14 February 2018
14 February 2018National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued the country's first residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) that includes a green tranche certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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Folksam CIO: "There is simply no reason not to continue investing in green bonds"
09 October 2017Michael Kjeller, chief investment officer of Swedish pensions and insurance provider Folksam, discusses his firm's decision to raise its target for green bond investment
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Folksam buys more green bonds and doubles investment target
13 September 2017Sweden's Folksam has acquired $350 million of green bonds from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank.
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NIB prices its biggest ever SEK green bond
23 August 2017The Nordic Investment Bank has issued its largest green bond yet in Swedish krona, raising SEK2 billion ($250 million).
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Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management
19 June 2017Insurers are largely bystanders when it comes to managing climate change risk in their investment portfolios, according to the latest survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
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World Bank passes $10bn milestone for green bond issuance
10 April 2017The World Bank has released details of two bonds that it sold to Swedish insurance company Folksam last week, taking its total issuance to date beyond $10 billion.
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EF BRIEFS: ERAFP, Delta Lloyd AM, Folksam
07 April 2017French public-sector pension scheme ERAFP has mandated nearly €5 billion ($5.31 billion) to 16 environmental, social and governance (ESG) equity fund managers following an extensive selection process.
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Folksam raises green bond investment limit
21 February 2017Swedish insurance and pension provider Folksam has raised its green bond investment limit to SEK12 billion ($1.3 billion) having already invested SEK7 billion in the asset class.
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Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond
19 October 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).