Ahren Lester

Loan round-up: DEME, VinFast, The Student Hotel ... and more

Bond round-up: CFE, Nordea, DZ Hyp, Riyad Bank, Toda ... and more

ICMA urges EU taxonomy flexibility to ensure usability - Updated

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has urged the EU to make its taxonomy "flexible" in key areas, including 'do no significant harm' disclosure requirements and the 'grandfathering' of current green bonds.

Morningstar revokes sustainable label from hundreds of EU funds

Morningstar has reversed a previous decision to label more than 1,200 EU funds as 'sustainable', after scrutinising their documents.

Fitch: Sovereign sustainable bonds 'can be positive' for credit ratings

Fitch Ratings predicted the increasingly important role that sustainable bonds play in sovereign debt management could become credit positive for issuers in the future.

BlackRock launches first Paris-aligned ETF in US

BlackRock has launched its first Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) exchange traded fund (ETF) in the US, following four PAB-aligned ETF launches in Europe.

Loan round-up: Cellnex, Biffa, Fazer, Valorem, U-Ming ... and more

Bond round-up: Terna, TCorp, Tamarack Valley, Argenta, FIS ... and more

Greenium could get 'quite aggressive' in 2022, says Jupiter

The 'greenium' on green bond issuances could get "quite aggressive" in 2022 as demand fails to keep pace with regulatory-induced rising investor demand, according to Jupiter Asset Management.

EU SFDR response raises 'legitimate' greenwashing concern

The market response to the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) from asset managers has "led to confusion and greenwashing concerns", warned Morningstar.