Results for QBE
April was a solid month for green bond issuance, raising some $5.6 billion. That figure is up on the $5.3 billion for the same month last year, mainly thanks to a RMB15000 ($2.2 billion) from Bank of Beijing, the biggest Chinese green bond of the year.
Green Bonds
QBE Insurance Group is gearing up to issue the sector's first green bond, Paul Byrne its group treasurer speaks to Environmental Finance exclusively
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The first green bond from an insurance company has hit the market. Its proceeds will be used to finance…
Green Bonds,Insurance
French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.
Green Bonds
Japanese insurer Nippon Life has pledged to invest a further JPY200 billion ($1.7 billion) in environmental,…
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An initiative from QBE allows the insurer's customers to opt to have up to 25% of their premiums invested responsibly. Tom Herbstein and Andrew Voysey explain why the initiative is an important development
Green Bonds,Investors,Insurance
The World Bank has today launched its first green bond on the Australian market, raising AU$300 million…
Debt,Green Bonds
Green Bond Symposium: Financing America's Fight Against Climate Change
Green Bonds Americas 2017
Green Equities 2017
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
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