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Bond round-up: French sovereign tap; More Covid-19 bonds; Schiphol, Iberdrola ... and more

Cat modelling awakens to climate change risk

Responsibility for understanding the implications of climate change for insurers has largely fallen on the shoulders of the catastrophe modelling community. They are responding with a more dynamic and multi-faceted view, as Paul Walsh reports

Sovereign green bond pricing strong amid demand, says CBI

A handful of sovereign green bonds have attracted a 'greenium', research by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has found.

BMO hails success of engagement strategy

BMO Global Asset Management's engagement with more than 5,500 companies over the past two decades has contributed to over 3,700 "instances of change", according to CEO Kristi Mitchem.

The ESG data files, part nine: Biodiversity - the new frontier

Various initiatives from the financial sector could make this a breakthrough year for biodiversity data, ahead of a hoped-for global agreement on conservation for the next decade. Graham Cooper reports

Coronavirus is wake-up call for healthcare investment - Candriam

The coronavirus pandemic is an urgent wake-up call to investors and governments to significantly increase investment in healthcare, according to Candriam.

Moody's carbon transition assessment is 'irresponsibly generous' to oil & gas

Moody's proposed carbon transition assessment (CTA) methodology has been accused of being "irresponsibly generous" to the downstream oil & gas sector.

EU carbon market update: 7 April 2020

Renewed volatility on the carbon market saw EU Allowances gain almost 10% last week, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to dominate market developments, says Tom Lord *.

WCI Carbon Market Update, 6 April 2020

The harsh economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic means the short-term outlook for CCA prices is bearish, says Nicolas Girod*.

Social bonds and Covid-19 - The next phase

Social bond issuers have a unique opportunity to do the heavy lifting in the fight against Covid-19, writes Christopher Wigley