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Investors 'equating green bonds with better credit'

News Round Up: Amundi, NGFS, Manulife, PGIM, and more

Manulife launches sustainable Asia bond fund in Europe

Soilbuild REIT signs maiden SGD80m green loan

A Singaporean real estate investment trust (REIT) signed its inaugural green loan, worth SGD80 million ($57 million) with RHB Bank Berhad and OCBC Bank.

Manulife US REIT secures maiden $100m green loan

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has secured a $100 million green loan from OCBC Bank to refinance a US property and undertake environmental initiatives at other properties.

VIDEO: Climate change provides opportunities to the insurance industry - Manulife's CFO

"Climate change provides a number of opportunities to the insurance industry and to other industries" said Manulife's CFO Philip Witherington.

Insurers likely to issue more green bonds

Strong reception and regulatory shifts to boost market, says AM Best

Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers

US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.

Credit rating agencies have more work to do on climate risk, hears insurance conference

Credit rating agencies have not adequately captured climate risks in their considerations of public sector debt, a panel at the Insurance and climate risk conference heard.

UNEP FI and investors release study on climate risk reporting

A major study has been issued looking at the different ways that investors can measure and report climate risks.