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  • SEB, HSBC and Cicero to collaborate on green bond standards

    24 June 2014

    SEB and HSBC are to work with Cicero and four other non-profit researchers to develop a set of global standards for the rapidly growing green bond market, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • IFC issues RMB500m, London-listed green bond

    17 June 2014

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a RMB500 million ($80 million) bond to support "climate-friendly" investments in emerging markets.

  • Updated: Abengoa raises $829m in upsized yieldco IPO

    13 June 2014

    Cleantech engineering firm Abengoa has raised $828.9 million through floating a 'yieldco' after upsizing the scale and pricing of the listing.

  • Building efficiency stocks set for strong growth, says HSBC

    12 June 2014

    Building-related energy efficiency companies have earnings growth potential of 26% over the next year, according to research by HSBC.

  • Trina solar gives more details on $247m fundraising plans

    09 June 2014

    Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer Trina has provided more details of its fundraising plans, revealing that it hopes to raise a total of $246.8 million.

  • HSBC Pension Trust CEO says sustainable investment "must move up the agenda"

    06 June 2014

    The CEO of HSBC Bank Pension Trust has called for pension funds put their weight behind sustainable investment.

  • Abengoa targets raising up to $691m in yieldco float

    02 June 2014

    Cleantech engineering firm Abengoa has said it hopes to raise up to $691 million by floating a 'yieldco' on the NASDAQ.

  • EIB's latest 'tap' of Climate Awareness Bond takes total to €2.6bn

    15 May 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued another €350 million ($480 million) 'tap' of its euro-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) maturing in November 2019, taking the total outstanding to €2.6 billion.

  • Turbine companies to benefit from six-fold growth in offshore wind, says HSBC

    02 May 2014

    Offshore wind capacity will grow six-fold over the remainder of the decade, in a trend that is set to boost the value of three turbine manufacturers, according to new research by HSBC.

  • Wind and solar stocks should be on investors' radar, claims HSBC

    17 April 2014

    Wind and solar have been identified as the most attractive climate-related themes for investors by a new 'Climate Radar' research tool developed by HSBC.