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  • Promises, promises ... asset managers and net zero - part two

    14 October 2021

    The second part of this feature explores the power of engagement and why some investors do not want to sign up to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. Thomas Cox reports

  • UK green gilt uncovers 'pent-up' sterling green bond demand

    01 October 2021
  • £100bn orderbook for record-breaking £10bn UK green bond debut

    21 September 2021

    The UK secured a £100 billion ($137 billion) orderbook for its £10 billion maiden sovereign green bond, making it both the largest sovereign sustainable bond ever issued and the largest ever orderbook.

  • Ground-breaking sustainability Tier 2 sukuk 12-times oversubscribed

    17 September 2021

    Turkish lender Kuveyt Türk Katilim Bankasi has raised $350 million from its "landmark" sustainability sukuk, the first Tier 2 regulatory note issued through the sharia-compliant bond structure.

  • McDonald leaves HSBC for MSCI

    13 September 2021

    Melissa McDonald has left HSBC to take on the newly created role at MSCI of global head of ESG and climate indexes.

  • HSBC, Standard Chartered and Barclays provide $12bn in fossil fuel financing in 2021

    19 August 2021

    HSBC, Standard Chartered and Barclays have supported a combined $12 billion in fossil fuel financing in the first six months of 2021, which campaigners said undermines the climate pledges made by the lenders ahead of the COP26 climate summit in the country later this year.

  • The 12 key take-aways from the IPCC report, according to HSBC

    10 August 2021

    This week's report on climate science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should prove to be "yet another wake-up call for governments to set ambitious, credible climate targets that cover both mitigation and adaptation", according to HSBC.

  • Exclusive investor reaction to IPCC report: No part of portfolio immune

    09 August 2021

    A landmark report published today by leading climate scientists has been greeted by investors as a chastening warning of the potentially catastrophic impacts of current global emissions, but also an important signifier of the transition required.

  • BNP Paribas, HSBC and JP Morgan jostle for sustainable bond underwriter top spot

    20 July 2021

    BNP Paribas, HSBC and JP Morgan were all vying to take the top spot for sustainable bond lead managers, with BNP Paribas just edging its rivals in the second quarter of 2021 but JP Morgan remaining ahead for the year to date

  • People Moves: HSBC, Santander, Engine No.1 and more

    09 July 2021