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'Samurai' sustainable bond growth trend expected to continue

The rapid growth in Japanese yen-denominated 'Samurai' sustainable bonds from foreign issuers is expected to continue, but Sustainable Fitch worries about the rise in private placements in the market.

'Turning point' for green bond impact reporting standards

Impact reporting by green bond funds saw a transformational rise in standards over the past year, a report has found.

People moves, 7 July: PRI, HSBC, Standard Chartered ... and more

More than 90 investors demand removal of climate disclosure opt-out in CSRD

A group of 93 investors and other financial institutions has signed a letter urging the European Commission to remove a proposed opt-out in corporate disclosure rules for aspects including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

OCBC signs carbon credit-linked green loan with Frasers

Boom time for nature data

Demand for biodiversity and nature data is booming, ahead of an eagerly-awaited reporting framework planned for September. Peter Cripps and Thomas Cox explore some of the developments

Sustainable bond strategies 'most sought after' by insurers

Dedicated sustainable bond strategies are the fixed income investment strategies that are likely to be in most demand by European insurers over the next year, according to a report.

Indonesian fintech social loan is 'great social impact financing'

US social impact investor Community Investment Management (CIM) has provided a $100 million social loan to Indonesian microfinance fintech firm Amartha Mikro Fintek to support financial inclusion in the country.

Private market funds establish group to boost impact fundraising

Loan round-up: Klaveness, shipping sector spotlight, Seeka, Amartha ... and more