Ahren Lester

Singapore plans maiden green bond and carbon tax hike

Singapore has announced its intention to issue its maiden sovereign green bond later in 2022

Sustainability-linked finance guidelines for shipping firms published

Guidelines for shipping firms and lenders on issuing sustainability-linked loans and bonds have been published by a working group of Nordic firms in order to introduce a higher level of industry standardisation and avoid 'greenwashing'.

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