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Climate risk among changes to ECB guide on banks' capital requirements calculations

Climate-related risks are among revisions to a guide by the European Central Bank (ECB) on how it expects banks to meet rules on calculating capital requirements for credit risk.

People Moves, 16 February: EIB, Osmosis, Macquarie, Eurosif, Mirova ... and more

Tackling climate risks among priorities of ECB's top supervisor

The eurozone's top banking supervisor has warned that "banks will not be immune to risks and unexpected events", including those linked to climate change, as she pointed to a period of greater uncertainty that could impact their profitability.

Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says

Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.

Majority of financial centres 'set to adopt regulation in next two years'

People moves, 2 February: PRI, AXA IM, South Pole and ... more

Direct lending - the next frontier for SLLs?

There could be more bilateral sustainability-linked loans, but Alcentra tells Ahren Lester that uncertainty over the structure and market fragmentation remain headwinds

Alantra bags €213m debt facility for southern Europe solar portfolio

ECB uncovers 'staggering' misalignment of bank lending with climate targets

'Staggering' misalignment of Eurozone bank lending portfolios with climate targets has been uncovered by the European Central Bank (ECB), as it warned of a pressing need to act amid rising litigation, financial and reputational risks.

People Moves, 5 January: European Investment Bank, EdenTree, Kartesia, WesterHayes