Green Bonds – Page 8
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Commission to use rescue plan to create ‘European yield curve’
‘In addition to issuing bonds with a maturity of up to 30 years, there will also be an emphasis on the short end’
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FeaturesBriefing: Germany finally issues green bonds
There was little doubt that the German finance ministry would eventually tap the green bond market. Germany is committed to reaching net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050.
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ECB makes ‘exceptional exception’ for sustainability-linked bonds
ECB to accept SLBs as collateral and as eligible for buying under its asset purchase programmes
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NewsAlecta invests SEK4.25bn in Swedish state’s first green bond
Investment expands pension fund’s total green bond portfolio to SEK50bn
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Germany green bond-linked spending spans real, intangible assets
Federal government has unveiled the framework for its upcoming inaugural green bond issuance
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Germany commits to sustainable capital market with green bonds plan
The government will issue ‘twin bonds’, green bonds and conventional bonds, with a 10-year maturity and an identical coupon of 0%
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Returns to ESG investing - looking for the light
A fundamental question for investors is whether ESG investment involves a tradeoff, a combination of environmental philanthropy and reduced financial returns, or whether ESG investment will simply deliver the best returns to investors.
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BTPS keen for big voice in ESG/fixed income debate, says CEO
Credit rating agencies should step up their game on ESG, Nilsson says
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Nordics roundup: ATP, PFA back EIB’s climate bond
Norway’s AFP pension fund taps eVestment; PFA re-hires NNIT as digitisation increases
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Industriens reshapes largest bond mandate into €1.2bn ESG fund
PIMCO tailors portfolio, only using issuers with low environmental impact, high social responsibility, healthy governance culture
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Sampension boosted green bond investments by DKK300m in 2020
Danish occupational pension provider sees pickup in green bond issuance after pandemic-linked dip
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NewsHSBC, IFC raise $320m extra for EM real economy green bond fund
European occupational pension funds and insurance companies commit to ‘impact solution’
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ATP’s green bond allocation hits 3.9% as it buys into new NIB issue
Denmark’s biggest pension fund invests in seven-year environmental bond issue
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Japan’s GPIF partners with Dutch ministry in green bonds move
The fund also formed a partnership with Kommuninvest to develop sustainable capital markets through a focus on green bonds
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Special ReportPrivate and green: Non-listed sustainable debt
The market for non-listed debt with green or sustainability features is growing fast
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Special ReportTransition bonds: Questions of transition
The market for sustainable investments is growing exponentially
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InterviewsOn the record: Green bonds
IPE asked two Nordic pension funds how they invest in green bonds and to what extent sustainability is considered part of their fixed-income strategies
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Special ReportGreen bond issuance: Denmark's split offering
The Danish government is keen to employ tradeable green certificates, which are designed to broaden the appeal of environmental debt, in its initial green bond issuance
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InterviewsHow we run our money: AP2
Lars Lindblom (pictured), global fixed-income manager at the second Swedish buffer fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s evolving green bond investment strategy
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NewsSwedish trio stows €271m into social bonds to support Corona-hit firms [Updated]
Swedish pensions and insurance groups buy debt issued by the International Finance Corporation
