Investment

Macquarie-led consortium acquires remaining stake in UK's National Gas

Bpifrance, Zebra Impact leads €27m funding in resistant weed biotech

'Next gen' EU GBS frameworks 'really need to go into the weeds,' says NatWest

The "next generation" of green bonds incorporating the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) requirements will demand "significant effort" from issuers that could slow the progress in developing frameworks and then issuing bonds under the landmark standard, according to NatWest.

Jamaican sustainable bond listing framework on track for September

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) expects to finalise its framework for issuers to list sustainable bonds by the end of September, as it continues it work by publishing a guide to issuing these labelled instruments.

'Not credible' to run transition funds from third-party data, says MetLife IM

It is "not credible" for investment managers to run a transition investment strategy using third-party data vendors rather than using in-house research, according to MetLife Investment Management (MetLife IM).

Abris divests salmon products company to India's Captain Fresh

Clwyd Pension Fund reappoints Capital Dynamics for Welsh clean energy mandate

Gravis Capital preps net-zero real assets strategy

Gravis Capital is readying the launch of a net-zero real assets strategy aimed at institutional investors, with a target size of €500 million ($542 million).

Barclays urges government to make UK 'destination of choice' for climate tech

The UK can potentially 'leapfrog' other markets and become the "destination of choice" for climate tech companies critical for the transition to a net zero carbon economy, according to Barclays.

SLLP consider formalising 'sleeping SLL' guardrails

The Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) are preparing to formalise treatment of so-called 'sleeping SLLs' in its upcoming revision, including formalising "guardrails" to ensure these contested but "useful tools" are credible.

'Probably the most beautiful bond we have ever seen'

The Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) has argued that sovereign issuers should develop a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in twin-bond format, arguing this would "probably be the most beautiful bond we have ever seen".

NatWest: Investors 'increasingly' asking for blue and nature bond deals

Investors are increasingly asking NatWest to specifically bring nature-focused and 'blue' bond deals to market, but despite being "meaningful" themes in the sustainable bond market they are still not effectively being pointed out.

Rakbank raises $600m from 'milestone' social bond debut

United Arab Emirates (UAE) lender Rakbank has raised $600 million from its debut social bond, which is the first public social bond issued in the Middle East.

Japanese transition bonds likely to 'move closer to green'

The use of proceeds for the ground-breaking Japanese sovereign transition bond programme is likely to become more conventionally 'green' rather than move more into the more contested 'transition' projects, according to the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCRA).

CA-CIB issues debut 'Sustainability-linked Loan Bond'

French lender Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has launched a JPY3 billion ($19 million) bond focused on financing a portfolio of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) following a detailed set of 'best-in-class' practices.