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  • India gears up for green bond frenzy

    01 July 2016

    India is set to become a major player in the green bonds market after a flurry of organisations announced plans to tap the market in coming months.

  • Engie's notes to be removed from Barclays MSCI green bond index

    13 June 2016

    Engie's notes have been removed from the Barclays MSCI green bond index, following a long-awaited review of its rules.

  • HSBC recommends offshore dollar-denominated Chinese green bonds

    10 May 2016

    Offshore dollar-denominated green bonds from Chinese issuers are an attractive sector of the green bond market at present, according to HSBC analysts.

  • Cicero ends second opinion exclusivity deal with SEB and HSBC

    12 February 2016

    The Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, (Cicero) hopes to provide second opinion for a greater number of green bond issuers, after ending its exclusivity agreement to work with the clients of SEB and HSBC.

  • Kexim set to issue second green bond

    02 February 2016

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) is set to issue its second dollar denominated green bond, which is expected to be priced later today.

  • Indian regulator finalises national green bond standards

    12 January 2016

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalised its inaugural set of green bond standards, making it the second Asian country to make such a move in as many weeks.

  • Public/private-sector coalition formed to promote green investment opportunities

    11 December 2015

    Investors, asset managers, government bodies and others have formed an alliance to promote investment opportunities in green infrastructure.

  • EF BRIEFS: SunEdison, Generation IM, EDC, Kingfisher, RWE, Drax

    02 December 2015

    India is planning to launch a $1 billion private equity fund to invest in its domestic renewable energy sector, according to the country's energy minister, Piyush Goyal.

  • Profile: Peter Michaelis, Alliance Trust

    14 September 2015

    Alliance Trust put its faith in environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics when it promoted Peter Michaelis to take charge of its equities investments, in September 2014.

  • Asia poised to recharge green bond market, says BAML

    19 June 2015

    Asia is set to kickstart the next wave of growth in the green bond market, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), who identify six bonds in the pipeline.