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Green bond comment, December: Investors in Mexico airport bond adopt brace position!

Moody's has downgraded its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) on the $6 billion of bonds from Mexico City Airport Trust, from GB1 (the top score) to GB5 (the bottom score).

RMS warns of $13bn California wildfire losses

Total insured losses from the wildfires currently devastating large parts of California will be between $9 billion and $13 billion, predicts RMS.

Green buildings can boost MBS credit quality, says Moody's

Green buildings have the potential to boost the creditworthiness of mortgage-backed securities (MBS), according to Moody's.

SDGs and repeat issuers will boost green bond market, says Moody's

Growing use of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by investors and bond issuers, coupled with a growing number of repeat issuers, will help drive future growth of the green bond market, said Moody's Investors Service.

Green bonds round-up, 31 Oct 2018

German utility EnBW has raised €500 million ($573 million) from its inaugural issue on the green bond market.

Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals

Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.

Green bonds round-up, 17 October 2018

German commercial bank Berlin Hyp has raised €500 million ($578 million) from its third green Pfandbrief. This takes the total green debt issued by the bank to €3 billion.

Green bond round-up, 10 October 2018

People Moves: CalPERS, Sustainable Development Capital, IIRC, MSCI and Innergex

Jason Perez has joined California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) board of administration, ousting ESG advocate Priya Mathur.

Green bonds round-up, 3 October 2018

Getlink said its inaugural green bond had been "comfortably oversubscribed", helping it raise €550 million ($635 million) rather than the €500 million originally envisaged.