Green Bonds – Page 9
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NewsLargest Dutch schemes positive on SDG bond
Enel commits to paying additional 25bps if it fails to meet its target
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NewsNN IP: Green bonds an ‘economic alternative’ to traditional bonds
As interest rates dropped further in 2019, the green bond index performed better than the aggregate index
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NewsPKA takes fifth of latest Dutch green bond issuance
Dutch State Treasury Agency taps markets for a further €1.19bn
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Better than expected
Although packed with geopolitical surprises 2019 turned out to be better than expected for financial assets. Equities and bonds rallied together reversing last year’s ‘unusual occurrence’ of both performing badly.
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Danish schemes open to central bank’s ‘separable’ green bonds plan
ATP, Sampension, Danica and PFA Pension await final details and pricing
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NewsESG roundup: EU benchmarks, disclosure regs get final rubber stamp
Plus: GPIF forges ahead with additional green bond partnership
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Focus on Fixed Income: Actively managing today’s green bond opportunities
In this article we examine the process for green bond labelling and certification and its implication for index investors. Passive (index-tracking) green bond funds are bound by eligibility rules and each index has its own labelling requirements.
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NewsUN Climate Summit: Danish pensions to lead green transition with €47bn pledge
PensionDenmark, PKA, PFA and PenSam all represented Denmark’s pension industry at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York
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Netherlands roundup: BpfBouw appoints fiduciary for property investments
Also: €8.6bn postal scheme PostNL allocates 2% to green bonds via NN Investment Partners mandate
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Amundi teams up with Asian infrastructure bank for $1bn climate bond fund
Also: AXA IM launches impact fund focused on Asia, Africa and Latin America; NN IP green bond fund reaches €1bn
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Viewpoints: Investment as the saviour
How taxonomy, trajectory and Ecolabel could save our children
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Viewpoints: The industry reacts
Will the EU Sustainable Finance Technical Expert Group’s June 2019 reports on the green taxonomy, green bond standards and climate benchmarks succeed in mobilising investors and capital in support of sustainability objectives?
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Special ReportEU Sustainable Finance: The greening of Europe
The EU wants to encourage environmentally friendly investment practices. Will its taxonomy stimulate the green bond market?
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A green game changer
New EU green finance requirements will increase demand for better and more comparable ESG data
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AP3 sets sustainability goals, seeks to double green investments [updated]
Sweden’s third AP fund pledges to halve its carbon footprint by 2025 and invest €2.8bn in green bonds
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NewsESMA advises against explicit ESG analysis mandate for credit rating agencies
Watchdog says credit rating agencies should stay focused on creditworthiness, but transparency of how they consider ESG factors could be improved to help investors
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NewsMixed pension fund response to Swedish government green bonds plan
Financial markets minister Per Bolund says investors will play a ‘central role’ in the green transition as government sets out plan to issue debt by next year
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Nordic roundup: Alecta ramps up robotics ahead of 2023 ITP bid
Sweden’s biggest pension fund reports H1 results, while Denmark’s PFA puts €180m into Dutch green bonds
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PostNL reduces equity carbon footprint through shift to best-in-class
€8.4bn Dutch scheme for postal staff said the change lifted its equity returns by one percentage point
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Interview: Rhian-Mari Thomas, Green Finance Institute
As part of London Climate Action Week the UK government has launched the Green Finance Institute, led by Barclays’ former green banking chief Rhian-Mari Thomas
