All Green Bonds articles – Page 5
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News
IPD: Danish central bank must ensure green bonds OK for pension funds
Lobby group calls on central bank to liaise with FSA over planned inaugural green bond issuance
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Features
Research: Stewardship is key to the ‘S’ pillar
Simon Klein and Amin Rajan show the reliance of social-related passive funds on equities
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Features
Ahead of the curve - Green assets: An alternative to green bonds
Policy performance bonds, in which returns are linked to ESG outcomes, would be a positive alternative to green bonds
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News
PostNL pension fund increases green bond investments
The scheme is also aiming to integrate its sustainable investment policy in its emerging market debt portfolio
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News
Danske saw ‘high investor interest’ for Alecta-bought social bond
Could take time for institutions to find right place in mandate for this type of impact investment, says Hökfelt
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News
Alecta invests $100m in part state agency-guaranteed EM social bond
Swedish pension fund giant achieves the scale it desires through placement
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Special Report
Green Bonds: European fixed income becomes greener
The European Commission is set to become the largest issuer of green bonds, a market that is enjoying spectacular growth
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News
KPA funds swimming pool via €49m green bond placement
Folksam subsidiary invests in green bond issuance from Sweden’s Linköping local authority.
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News
Germany issues €6bn of first 30-year green bond
Funds to be allocated to transport, international cooperation, research and innovation, energy and industry, and more
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Country Report
Climate risk: Climate of change
Pension schemes will have to adjust their systems to cope with new regulations to tackle climate change
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News
Länsförsäkringar says COVID talks with issuers led to ESG bond surge
Swedish firm piled on SEK7.5bn of sustainability bonds in 2020 bringing total to SEK17bn or 13% of AUM
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News
IPD warns Danish green bonds must align with EU standard
Pensions and insurance lobby chief says bonds could otherwise be unattractive to investors
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Asset Class Reports
Multi-asset credit: Switching tactics to deal with volatility
MAC strategies allow investors to shift investments tactically to capitalise on a wide range of niche markets
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Opinion Pieces
Green ambitions to drive recovery
Last month, Italy announced its first foray into the hot market of green bonds by raising a record €8.5bn (see page 9).
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News
Alecta’s Billing says green bonds should be issued in different shades
Investors should be encouraged to place climate bets that could grow footprints short-term, Swedish pension fund chief tells IPE Nordic forum
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News
Italy records high demand for first green bond offering
Funds can be deployed in sectors including renewable electricity and heat, energy efficiency, transport, pollution prevention and control and circular economy
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Special Report
UK green Gilts: UK joins the green party
A late-comer to green bond issuance, the UK plans to issue its first green Gilt this year
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Special Report
Sustainability-linked bonds: More bonds to ease climate transition
Bank of China is the first large middle-income economy to issue transition bonds based on ICMA guidelines
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Special Report
Pandemic booster shot for social bonds
Social bond issuance rockets in reaction to the coronavirus
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Special Report
Green and social bonds: Lending with purpose
Social bond issuance rocketed in 2020 in reaction to the devastating social and economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. New issuers of social bonds – which are dedicated to employment, public health and education – included the European Commission, the Bank of China and a large number of financial institutions and corporations, as we analyse in this report. The report also looks at the role of sustainability-linked bonds in supporting climate transition strategies, and covers plans for the UK to launch its first green Gilt this year.