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  • Green bond fund assets double in 2020

    17 March 2021

    Total assets in green bond funds hit $20 billion at the end of 2020, with some funds tripling in size, Ahren Lester reports, and fund managers expect inflows to continue to power ahead in 2021

  • Green bond comment, March: Are green bond investors overly cautious about sustainability-linked bonds?

    03 March 2021

    Interest in sustainability-linked bonds among investors has continued to grow, but green bond-focused investors have offered a more cautious reception to the innovative instruments, says Ahren Lester

  • EU taxonomy could boost green bonds from US munis, Calvert predicts

    24 June 2019

    The EU taxonomy of climate-related activities could encourage greater green bond issuance from US municipalities, the manager of a green bond fund has predicted.

  • Calvert Green Bond Fund – one year on

    03 November 2014

    On the first anniversary of the launch of the Calvert Green Bond Fund, its managers are pleased with its performance but are frustrated by an unrealised opportunity to roll out more green mortgage-backed securities.

  • Making hay while the sun shines

    24 June 2014

    What does the recent spate of convertible issues tell us about the solar market, and are there more to come, asks Peter Cripps