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ESG in Fixed Income Europe, featuring Green Bonds

Nearly 400 delegates attended the conference, now in its ninth year`

KfW green bonds price tighter in the secondary market

Bonds issued by German development bank KfW appear to trade at a slight premium to their vanilla counterparts, Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income conference heard.

Bond round-up: Chile, Korea, Engie, CDC, Vattenfall, BayWa, RATP … and more

Coal utilities boosted by €16bn since Paris Agreement, say NGOs

Eight financial institutions have given Europe's 'most polluting utilities' almost €16 billion ($17 billion) in support since the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, a new briefing by NGO Europe Beyond Coal has found.

KfW's largest green bond meets strong demand

German development bank KfW has priced the €3 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond it announced earlier this week (LINK), setting the coupon for the eight-year deal at 0.01%.

Franklin Templeton launches actively-managed green bond ETF

Franklin Templeton has launched what it claims is the first actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in EUR-denominated green bonds.

Polish banks join European energy-efficient mortgage pilot scheme

A European initiative to explore the benefits of offering favourable mortgage conditions for energy efficient homes has expanded into Poland.

Amundi launches new responsible equity ETF for emerging markets

Amundi has added to its range of 'socially responsible investing' (SRI) exchange traded funds (ETFs), with a new product tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) SRI index.

Green bonds round-up, 16 January

Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

Henkel signs €1.5bn sustainability-linked loan

Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel has signed a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) loan, which will pay interest at a rate tied to the company’s performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.