Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • Bond round-up: Kookmin, China Industrial Bank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry ... and more

    04 November 2020

  • Green bond comment, November: Time is ripe for sovereigns to finally step up

    04 November 2020

    Sovereign green bonds experienced a bumper September, with several new issuers, but Ahren Lester argues other hesitant sovereigns should step-up ahead of COP26 next year to light up this potentially significant market

  • Industrial Bank issues second 'blue bond' in China

    03 November 2020

    The Hong Kong branch of China Industrial Bank (IB) has issued a 'blue bond', which was nearly five times oversubscribed, just a few weeks after the maiden blue bond in the country was announced.

  • $42bn Australian pension fund settles climate court case

    02 November 2020

    The AUD60 billion ($42 billion) Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) pension fund has settled a court case brought against it by a member over its handling of climate change risk, which could spark further legal climate challenges at pension fund managers.

  • News round-up: REST settles climate case, Solarcentury acquired, Equinor net-zero pledge ... and more

    02 November 2020

  • News Round Up: Sustainable fund assets surge, renewables 'unattractive', KKR India push

    30 October 2020

    Sustainable fund assets surge a fifth in the third quarter

  • Investors turn to engagement, best-in-class firms to counter greenwashing

    30 October 2020

    The majority of institutional investors are turning to active engagement and 'best-in-class' positive selection as key investment approaches to integrate sustainability and counter 'greenwashing,' according to a survey by Schroders Investment Management.

  • Hedge funds at 'tipping point' as two-fifths integrate ESG into investments

    30 October 2020

    The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at hedge funds has reached a "tipping point" according to a report by BNP Paribas.

  • Etihad Airways issues 'world's first transition sukuk'

    29 October 2020

    United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned Etihad Airways has issued a five-year $600 million sustainability-linked 'transition' sukuk, believed to be the first of its kind in the world and the first sustainability-linked bond in the airline industry.

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Michelin, Sarawak Energy and Etihad Airways

    29 October 2020

    Michelin signs €2.5bn sustainability-linked facility