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CA-CIB: Investors are asking for more SLLB issuance

Investors are asking for more issuance of sustainability-linked loan bonds (SLLBs) as the roster of financial institutions (FIs) issuing the innovative instruments grows, according to one of the pioneering issuers.

UK's CFRF provides more guidance to FI's on nature risk

The UK's Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) has provided guidance on how financial institutions should approach nature-related risks, including an expansion of existing climate modelling.

LPs 'don't know where to place' EM within allocation strategies, says EAAIF

Appetite for emerging markets-focused funds is growing among institutional investors but many are struggling to make room in their portfolios, the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has claimed.

PPC praises 'valuable' SLB despite green bond switch

Public Power Corporation (PPC) has replaced its sustainability-linked bond (SLB) with a debut green bond, but the Greek power company reiterated the performance-based instrument is still an option for the future after demonstrating its strategic value.

Canada anti-greenwashing bill must be improved, PRI says

Exxon files legal challenge of California climate disclosure rules

SBTi labelled a 'red herring' for carbon removal market

The Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has been labelled as a 'red herring' for the voluntary carbon removal market, as the market is urged to rely less on standards and integrity bodies.

Resilience-adjusted capital requirements top GFI wish list to boost investment

TNFD, two years on: difficult but useful

Financial institutions are beginning to integrate findings from TNFD reporting into their products, but tell Genevieve Redgrave that data remains a challenge for more sophisticated reporting

Lithuanian state firm issues first Nasdaq-listed 'defence bond'

Lithuanian state-owned investment firm Valstybės Investicinis Kapitalas (VIK) has raised €25 million ($29 million) from the first 'defence bond' issued under the Nasdaq Europe defence bond framework criteria.