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Green bond comment - May
25 May 2016The green bond market has continued its rapid march to maturity in recent weeks, with new geographies and industry sectors coming to market for the first time, innovative bond structures being launched, significant pricing advantages being reported, and plans for a new service to rate bonds on their environmental impact.
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Axis Bank tightens price on oversubscribed green bond
24 May 2016India's Axis Bank said its inaugural $500 million, five-year green bond was 2.2 times oversubscribed and, as a result, the issuer tightened the pricing to 160 basis points over US Treasuries from 175 points over.
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EF BRIEFS: FSB, Axis Bank, EIB, Stockholm, Canadian Solar, GRI, BP
23 May 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed nine more members to its new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
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NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects
25 September 2014The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.
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India's Inox Wind aims to raise $163 million
13 August 2014Indian wind energy company Inox Wind has revived plans for an initial public offering (IPO) which it first filed in July last year.
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BlackRock, CalSTRS snap up BoA's $500m green bond
22 November 2013BlackRock, California State Teachers' Retirement System and TIAA-CREF were among the investors in Bank of America's first-ever green bond.
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IFC issues second $1bn green bond of 2013
06 November 2013The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its second $1 billion green bond of 2013, and called on other development banks to follow it with more 'benchmark' issues.
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Insurer launches weather risk desk
11 June 2013Bermuda-based insurance firm Axis Capital Holdings has hired two veterans of the weather risk markets to launch its weather and commodity markets desk.