News

  • Talanx withdraws from coal-based risks

    23 April 2019

    Talanx Group, the parent firm of Hanover Re, is the latest in the growing ranks of insurers to distance itself from the coal industry.

  • 'Varying understanding' of SDGs across the globe, says Hermes

    23 April 2019

    The need to be more socially conscious is on the rise across the globe, but driving forces vary between countries, according to Hermes Investment Management.

  • Pimco claims success in push for more SDG bonds

    23 April 2019

    Investment giant Pimco is claiming success in its campaign to encourage more issuance of bonds linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • FMO increases 2019 impact investments target

    23 April 2019

    Dutch development bank FMO has revealed plans to increase its impact investments in emerging markets in 2019, to €2.9 billion ($3.3 billion).

  • Europe's March cyclone estimated to cost insurers €740m

    23 April 2019

    Estimated insured losses from last month's cyclone Dragi-Eberhard will be €740 million ($833 million), according to catastrophe insurance data provider Perils.

  • HSBC offers Walmart suppliers sustainability-linked finance

    18 April 2019

    HSBC is to offer Walmart's suppliers cheaper finance if they improve their sustainability performance.

  • Time to pile into ESG EM index, says UBS

    18 April 2019

    An environmental, social and governance (ESG)-screened emerging market index offers compelling opportunities for long-term investors to add value to their portfolios, according to UBS.

  • Chemicals company signs €400m sustainability-linked RCF

    18 April 2019

    Finland-based chemicals company Kemira has agreed a €400 million ($450 million) ‘sustainability-linked’ revolving credit facility (RCF).

  • Morgan Stanley to underwrite more bonds in battle against plastic waste

    18 April 2019

    Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets plans to underwrite more bonds to reduce plastic waste, as part of a new initiative to tackle the global problem.

  • Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon

    17 April 2019

    La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).