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Momentum behind social bonds could be set to swing to green - Amundi

ESG 'rapidly evolving' in cat bond market despite lack of deals

Willis Re Securities' Quentin Perrot tells Ahren Lester that 2021 could finally see the emergence of ESG-labelled cat bonds, as the insurance-linked security market increasingly takes its potential seriously

News round-up: Aquila, Arabesque and ADB

Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust targets £150 million IPO

The Reporting Exchange transferred to Arabesque

Asian Development Bank plans coal phase-out

Investors 'equating green bonds with better credit'

Prudential, Manulife and M&G pledge to become net zero by 2050

ESG strategies do not generate positive alpha, research suggests

Japan's FSA publishes bond & loan 'transition finance guidelines'

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published Basic guidelines on climate transition finance, with the aim of encouraging "more funds for activities that contribute to achieving [the national government's goal of] 2050 carbon neutral[ity]".