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Bonds round-up: France, IFC, Enel, RCBC… and more
11 September 2019France taps green OAT to raise €1.7bn
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Amundi and AIIB launch $500m climate bond portfolio
10 September 2019Amundi and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and are to launch a $500 million climate bond fund to accelerate climate action among the Bank’s members.
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NNIP's green bond fund passes €1bn, up from €557m last year
10 September 2019NN Investment Partners' (NNIP) green bond fund has exceeded €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in assets under management (AuM)
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MSCI snaps up Carbon Delta
09 September 2019MSCI has bought Carbon Delta, as the wave of consolidation among climate risk data providers continues.
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Cat bond market tested by natural disasters
06 September 2019The growth of the catastrophe (cat) bond market has slowed, after being tested by a spate of cyclones and wildfires.
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Enel inks ‘world-first SDG-linked’ bond
06 September 2019Enel has issued what it claims is the first bond to link its coupon to the company’s achievement of a renewable energy generation target in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainable finance: it's all about transition! Part one
06 September 2019In the first of this two-part series, Hervé P. Duteil explores the question of what transition finance is and identifies three revolutions within it
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People moves: ING; Danske Bank; Columbia Threadneedle; GIZ; OPIC
06 September 2019Guo steps down as VP of sustainable finance at ING
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Taxonomy moving in the right direction but still too complex, says Cicero
06 September 2019The second draft of the EU’s taxonomy of climate-related economic activities is an improvement on the first draft – but still risks burdening the market with unnecessary complexity, according to Cicero Shades of Green.
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Bahamas facing $7bn Dorian loss
05 September 2019The Abaco and Grand Bahama islands were the worst hit by hurricane Dorian