Manulife warns of the pitfalls of tighter green bond regulation
The first global life insurance issuer of green bonds has a message for policymakers eyeing stricter regulation: keep it simple. Michael Hurley reports
The first global life insurance issuer of green bonds has a message for policymakers eyeing stricter regulation: keep it simple. Michael Hurley reports
The green bond market suffered an uncharacteristic fall in activity in the third quarter of 2018.
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As the green bond market has grown, a plethora of national and regional standards has sprung up. What do they bring to the market and are they necessary, ask Michael Hurley and Peter Cripps
Times are a-changin' in the bond market. Companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings stand to have privileged access to the capital markets. A universal 'green treasury' approach is needed to reap the economic and social rewards, says Arthur Krebbers
Green bonds are facing criticism from some very loud voices to prove their additionality and, by extension, their right to exist, comments Peter Cripps
The Nordic countries are in the vanguard of the green bond market, leading the march in areas such as impact reporting. Michael Hurley asks what lessons the rest of the world can learn
