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Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green
12 August 2014Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports
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Green bonds reach the tipping point
22 July 2014A surge of corporate issues is supporting a bullish mood in the environmental bond market, says Graham Cooper
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SunEdison floats yieldco at 10 times original target, 'SunPower next'
18 July 2014SunEdison will float its yieldco at more than 10 times its previous target price.
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US retail trust taps green bond market for first time
14 May 2014Regency Centers is thought to be the first US real estate investment trust (REIT) to issue a publicly traded green bond, raising money to fund 'green' shopping centres.
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Neil Woodford buys stake in Leaf Clean Energy
09 May 2014Neil Woodford, arguably the UK's most famous fund manager, has taken a significant share in a US-based company that invests in renewables firms.
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'Landmark' initiative to boost private finance for conservation
29 April 2014JP Morgan Chase has thrown its weight behind a new 'landmark' initiative to unlock private finance for conservation.
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Energy and carbon market veterans join renewables advisory firm
22 April 2014Two more former bankers and carbon market specialists have joined Megawatt-X, a London-based start-up aiming to facilitate secondary market transactions in renewable energy assets.
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Call to strengthen Green Bond Principles
10 April 2014The Green Bond Principles should be strengthened to help boost the credibility of the fledgling market, an NGO has claimed.
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Spanish utility Iberdrola taps green bond market
09 April 2014Utility Iberdrola has issued a €750 million ($1 billion) green bond – the first from a Spanish corporate.
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SEB remains biggest green bond underwriter in first quarter of 2014
08 April 2014Nordic bank SEB has maintained its position as the largest underwriter of green bonds in the first quarter of 2014.