Archive

  • Societe Generale, HSBC and Exane dominate 2016 SRI awards

    20 July 2016

    Societe Generale held on to its crown as best 'SRI and Sustainability' brokerage in this year's survey of the European investment community by WeConvene Extel and the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF).

  • Ile-de-France upsizes and tightens price on 'green and sustainability' bond

    10 June 2016

    Region Ile-de-France has priced its fourth "green and sustainability" bond, five basis points tighter than its initial price thoughts, despite upsizing the issue to €650 million [$734 million].

  • Obvion allocates inaugural green RMBS only to green investors

    09 June 2016

    Dutch mortgage lender Obvion has priced its inaugural green residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS), allocating the entire bond to green investors.

  • Rabobank to roadshow world's first green RMBS

    24 May 2016

    A Rabobank Group subsidiary has launched what it claims is the first green residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) programme in the world.

  • EF BRIEFS: San Francisco water bond, Capital Stage, NextEnergy, Vestas

    20 May 2016

    The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has become the first entity to issue a green bond certified under the Water Climate Bonds Standard, coming to market with a $240 million offering.

  • Geely green bond receives warm reception from pension funds

    19 May 2016

    Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has launched a five-year, dollar-denominated green bond, with "strong" support from pension funds.

  • Consortium nets £1.3bn for UK offshore wind project in 'swift' fundraising round

    13 May 2016

    Masdar, Statoil and Statkraft have bagged £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) in project financing for a major offshore wind venture, saying the deal proves investor confidence in the sector.

  • China's Geely readies itself for USD green bond

    11 May 2016

    Chinese corporate Geely is set to raise a green bond to make taxis more environmentally friendly.

  • Energy storage - a technology whose time has come?

    18 February 2016

    Large-scale use of batteries to store electricity could be critical for the future growth of renewable energy. Recent developments mean the sector is almost ready for institutional investors, says Graham Cooper

  • EF BRIEFS: Allianz, Abengoa, Foresight, SEB, Rabobank, EIB

    27 November 2015

    Allianz will cut its holdings in coal-intensive companies in favour of renewable energy, in a move that is expected to affect €4 billion ($4.24 billion) of investments.