The growing pains of green bond funds
A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports
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A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports
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Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners has called on investors to dedicate a separate part of their…
ESG,Green Bonds,Investors
Mirova's Chris Wigley explains the firm's new methodology for impact measurement
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Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps
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As more investors look to buy green bonds, should they launch green bond funds or integrate them into mainstream portfolios?
Green Bonds
Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling…
Debt,Green Bonds
2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a…
Green Bonds,Investors
With only a handful of green bonds so far issued in sterling, what is holding the market back, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett
Green Bonds,Markets
The World Bank, one of the largest issuers of green bonds, has published a detailed summary of the environmental…
Carbon,Debt,Green Bonds,Investors,Renewables
KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been…
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A raft of issues from private banks helped the green bond market gather pace in Q2 after a slow start…
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Investors and underwriters are confident the green bond market will show healthy growth this year, thanks…
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Mirova has launched a €65 million ($73 million) green bond fund – the biggest of its kind to date.
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Second-party opinion providers are becoming increasingly important to the green bond market. Sophie Robinson Tillett takes a look at the different providers
Green Bonds,Policy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold its inaugural, $500 million green bond to 44 investors.
Green Bonds
The latest people moves in the industry, including new recruits for SolarCity, Impax and Mirova
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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
Is managed decline the only way?
