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Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?
22 April 2020Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps
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Russia's bond market is going green
21 April 2020VEB.RF is working on the first-ever national standard of green finance, including for green bonds, says Alexey Miroshnichenko
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Green bond comment: April 2020
27 March 2020The IFC and AfDB have demonstrated how the social bond market can help combat the coronavirus pandemic, writes Michael Hurley
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Transition to a climate bond rating system
26 March 2020A new climate rating system is needed for all bonds, argues Michael Eckhart one of the original authors of the Green Bond Principles
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Strong performance for green, social and sustainability bond funds in 2019
16 March 2020After a torrid 2018 green, social and sustainability bond funds experienced a stronger performance in 2019, off the back of a rallying fixed income market. But performances were highly variable, reports Ahren Lester.
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Boom time for green bond funds
04 March 2020Green 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.
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Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers
26 February 2020Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant
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Q&A - reflections of a green bond pioneer
19 February 2020In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.
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Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness
17 February 2020Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
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Green bond comment, February 2020: The EU's Ecolabel
05 February 2020The EU's Ecolabel and green bonds are an imprecise match, says Peter Cripps