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Japfa: SLBs need to offer issuers 'more carrot than stick'

A ground-breaking sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuer has hit back against investor demands for larger penalties for missing targets associated with the performance-based instrument, arguing that the market needs to offer "more carrot than stick" for issuers.

Bond round-up: Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, SMBC, Banco Internacional Ecuador... and more

Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1

One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports

News Round Up: Neuberger Berman, SIX, State Street, Solactive, and more

AFII criticises PFA Pension fixed income portfolio

Denmark's PFA joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

PFA, a Danish insurer and pension fund, has become the 23rd member of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.

Bonds round-up: Scotiabank, Berlin Hyp, San Diego, Bogota, Greenko

Scotiabank issues inaugural green bond, Berlin Hyp returns with fourth Green Pfandbrief and more

Bond round-up: SGP, ESB, EIB, and more...

California's State Treasurer has called for the state to become a model issuer of green bonds, by setting stringent requirements to ensure that "green bonds marketed to investors truly are green".

First green-certified commercial real estate loan to build Paris towers

A commercial real estate loan that will help build hotel and office space in Paris has become the first to be certified as green and provide an accompanying external second party opinion.

€2.8bn infra fund attracts broad pension fund investment

Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised €2.8 billion ($3.35 billion) in a sixth close of its third energy fund, with investment largely from European pension funds.