EM sustainable bond issuance bucks global trend in 2022

Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance in the first quarter of 2022 has continued to grow strongly,…

Asia Pacific,Debt,Green Bonds

'Strong rebound' in EM sustainable bond issuance in 2021

Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance reached record highs in 2021 after a "very strong" rebound,…

Asia Pacific,Debt,Green Bonds

EU corporate board gender quota could be 'credit positive'

Debt,Policy

AFII: Sell Euro carbon-intensive bonds ahead of ECB sell-off

Investors have been urged to sell their euro-denominated corporate bond holdings in carbon-intensive…

Debt,Investment,Policy

Robeco launches SDG focussed quant fixed income strategy

Debt,IMPACT

Loan round-up: Harmony Gold, Neste, Silver Fern Farms, Anglo American ... and more

Debt

Loan round-up: Element Materials, Frasers Property, Netcompany, Benchmark ... and more

Debt

High yield, loan borrowers urged to 'come prepared' on ESG data

Companies looking to raise funds through high yield bonds or loans have been urged to "come prepared"…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Investment

Video: Enel's Alessandro Canta on SLB's KPIs

The KPIs or metrics should be the ones that are representative of the company's strategy", according…

Debt,Green Bonds

Vanguard sets 'laughable' net-zero pledge

$8 trillion asset manager Vanguard has emphasised its "extreme laggard" status through its initial 'net-zero'…

Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy

NZAOA, AFII launch net-zero fixed income collaboration

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

Loan round-up: Okeanis Eco Tankers, Platform Housing, ESR ... and more

Debt

Steel firm Marcegaglia signs sustainability-linked securitisation

Marcegaglia has signed a €130 million ($139 million) sustainability-linked securitisation transaction…

Debt,Investment

France launches landmark inflation-linked green bond

Prolific green bond issuer France has launched its first inflation-linked green bond, which is believed…

Debt,Green Bonds

ESMA: ESG funds cheaper and outperform conventional peers

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds outperformed their conventional non-ESG peers while…

Debt,Equity,Investment

Lombard Odier launches sustainable private credit strategy

Debt,ESG,Investment

Aviva crosses £1bn real estate transition loan target early

Debt,ESG,Investment

Video: NN Investment Partners' Isobel Edwards on ESG data for the GSSS bonds market

Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds

Loan round-up: Aligned, SNC-Lavalin, Ghana, Home Credit ... and more

Debt

26% of global passive ETFs launched as ESG funds

More than a quarter (26%) of all passive exchange traded funds (ETFs) launched globally in the first…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment