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Emerging markets to increasingly tap sustainable bond market in 2024, says S&P
16 February 2024Emerging markets could increasingly access the labelled bond market in 2024, S&P Global Ratings predicted, despite moderate growth being forecast for the market as a whole.
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'Milestone' Japanese transition bond three-times oversubscribed
14 February 2024Japan has raised JPY800 billion ($5.3 billion) from its debut 'climate transition' bond (CTB), with the ground-breaking deal almost three-times oversubscribed.
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Domestic Chinese sustainability-linked bond market 'lacking credibility'
14 February 2024Chinese onshore sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance fell in 2023 after a record 2022 as issuers were "less incentivised" to offer material and credible structures for investors, according to Sustainable Fitch.
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Chinese exchanges consult on ISSB-style disclosure expectations
13 February 2024Listed companies in China are to be required to explain results of climate-related scenario analysis under disclosure 'guidelines' published by Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
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Green Guarantee Company launches to unlock debt for emerging markets
05 February 2024The Green Guarantee Company has been launched with the aim of mobilising $5 billion towards issuers and borrowers in emerging markets.
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New MAS chief will retain focus on sustainable finance
24 January 2024Chia Der Juin, the new managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has committed to further strengthening its action on sustainable finance, and supporting the region's transition.
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'Evaporation' of green premium reveals attractive clean energy prices, M&G says
18 January 2024"Untapped potential outperformance" remains to be discovered in stocks linked to the energy transition, M&G has argued, after a tough 2023 saw the price premium for clean energy stocks "evaporate".
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Singapore taxonomy a sign of things to come for transition finance, says Fitch
17 January 2024Singapore's sustainability taxonomy is an internationally significant development that is likely to kick-start financing deals for 'transition' activities, Sustainable Fitch has said.
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General Atlantic adds to sustainable infrastructure offering with Actis acquisition
16 January 2024Private equity giant General Atlantic has acquired sustainable infrastructure investor Actis for an undisclosed amount.
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Australia unveils mandatory climate disclosure legislation confirming 2024 start
12 January 2024The Australian Treasury today unveiled draft legislation for mandatory climate-related financial disclosures in Australia, for rules it said are in line with International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate standards.