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  • Boom time for green bond funds

    04 March 2020

    Green bond funds reported sizeable assets growth in 2019, Ahren Lester explains, as the green bond market benefitted from rising market credibility and the arrival of ubiquitous corporate names.

  • NN launches corporate green bond fund

    03 March 2020

    NN Investment Partners has launched a corporate green bond fund amid significant growth in the level of issuance from companies in 2019.

  • NNIP's green bond fund passes €1bn, up from €557m last year

    10 September 2019

    NN Investment Partners' (NNIP) green bond fund has exceeded €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in assets under management (AuM)

  • Green bond comment, May 2019

    01 May 2019

    The big debate on transition bonds and a strong start to the market in 2019

  • NNIP launches short-duration green bond fund

    01 April 2019

    NN Investment Partners (NNIP) has launched a short-duration green bond fund.

  • Green bond funds struggle in tough 2018

    22 February 2019

    In a tough year for fixed income markets, most green bond funds lagged their benchmarks. Peter Cripps and Elena K. Johansson report

  • Green bond market breaks half-a-trillion-dollar barrier

    13 November 2018

    Total green bond issuance has smashed through the $500 billion barrier, marking a significant milestone for the 11-year-old market, data from Environmental Finance’s database reveals.

  • NN IP endorses dedicated green bond allocation for investors

    22 August 2017

    Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners has called on investors to dedicate a separate part of their portfolios to exclusively buy green bonds.

  • NN IP calls for green bond issuers to use KPIs

    14 June 2017

    NN Investment Partners (IP) has called for green bond issuers to report on quantitative key performance indicators (KPIs) to boost transparency and interest from investors.

  • Revised GBPs get qualified welcome from investors

    22 June 2016

    New guidance for issuers of 'social' bonds and 'pure-play' green bonds, in the latest version of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), has been broadly welcomed by investors.