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• Sustainable bond funds upbeat after positive year

  18 March 2025

  The sustainable bond fund market recorded its second consecutive year of positive returns in 2024, with optimism high for another robust year for fixed income returns. Ahren Lester reports

• Sustainable bond funds assets hit record $46bn in 2024

  07 March 2025

  Sustainable bond fund assets edged higher, to a record $46 billion in 2024. Managers are optimistic of further growth in 2025. Ahren Lester reports

• Sustainable bond fund universe expands to 126 in 2024

  26 February 2025

  The number of specialised labelled sustainable bond funds grew by 12% in 2024, despite fund closures, Ahren Lester reports

• Landmark A2A green bond 'bodes well' for EU GBS issuance

  24 January 2025

  Italian utility firm A2A has raised €500 million ($520 million) from the first green bond issued under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS),...

• Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023

  13 March 2024

  2023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports

• Sustainable bond fund assets hit $41bn record

  01 March 2024

  Investor appetite for sustainable bond funds has sent the market to record highs in 2023, with expectations of more to come in 2024. Ahren Lester reports

• Green bond index underperforms global bond market in 2022

  09 March 2023

  A leading green bond index underperformed the global aggregate fixed income index by six percentage points in 2022.

• Sustainable bond fund performance struggles in 2022 market turmoil

  09 March 2023

  After struggling to outperform, sustainable bond fund managers are hopeful the volatility of 2022 presents opportunities in 2023. Ahren Lester reports

• Euro sustainable bond funds assets set €17bn record in 2022

  02 March 2023

  Despite unprecedented bond market conditions, Euro sustainable bond funds continued to attract substantial fresh capital from eager investors. Ahren Lester reports

• Liquidity is not a reason to avoid green bonds

  22 December 2022

  Despite lower trading volumes, there are no additional transaction costs for green bonds investment - meaning lingering liquidity concern is no reason for investors to avoid green bonds, Axa IM's Johann Plé tells Ahren Lester