Archive

  • 'Sovereigns should use ASCOR for SLBs'

    12 February 2025

    The assessment framework could help bring credibility to the nascent market. Ahren Lester reports

  • Ashmore's approach to transforming EMDE public debt markets

    06 February 2025

    Ashmore will launch its debut Impact Debt fund later this year, targeting EMDE hard currency fixed income, write Callum Thomas, Simon Cooke and Ben Underhill

  • US investors warming to OpEx in green bonds

    04 February 2025

    Operating expenses remain a divisive topic among green bond investors, but APG's Joshua Linder tells Ahren Lester that US investors are beginning to shift their stance

  • Embracing the EU's Green Bond Standard

    31 January 2025

    The establishment of a European regulatory framework for green bonds marks an important step forward for the market, writes Felipe Gordillo

  • Climate adaptation 'needs more guidance' for sustainable bonds

    17 January 2025

    Adapation-focused sustainable bonds are expected to accelerate in 2025, but Sustainable Fitch argues more guidance is needed for it to fully emerge front of stage. Ahren Lester reports

  • Japan: The case for transition bonds

    16 January 2025

    A transition bond is 'beneficial' for investors, GX Acceleration Agency's Hideki Takada tells Ahren Lester

  • GAM: 'Financials are the place to be within sustainability bonds'

    10 January 2025

    More than three years since GAM's Sustainable Climate Bond fund launched, Romain Miginiac tells Ahren Lester that the financial sector remains immensely attractive for both impact and returns

  • The 'phenomenal challenge' of TCFD reporting for alternative credit managers

    03 January 2025

    Climate reporting is challenging for alternative credit, but Alcentra's Vai Patel tells Ahren Lester it is an opportunity to be ambitious

  • 2025: The year of the 'transition' label?

    19 December 2024

    After another trillion dollar year for the sustainable debt market in 2024, what should we expect as we approach 2025? Ahren Lester predicts some key trends

  • US investors still 'actively seeking green bonds'

    29 November 2024

    As the US green bond market continues to struggle, investors must fix sustainable bond demand 'communication break', participants tell Ahren Lester