Ahren Lester

'Green' money market fund growth faces 'significant' challenges

The emergence of an entirely 'green' money market fund (MMF) is currently unfeasible due to "significant implementation challenges" around lack of sufficiently diversified investment supply, according to Fitch Ratings, despite rising demand for such instruments.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Sydney Light Rail, Raben, Aligned ... and more

Bank of Japan climate change loan facility 'credit positive' for banks

The climate change loan facility to be extended to lenders by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "credit positive" for Japanese banks...

Japanese regulator publishes draft social bond guidelines

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published its proposed Social Bond Guidelines (SBG)...

Bond round-up: Action Logement, RBC, Seaspan, Royalty Pharma, PPC, Thai Union ... and more

Sustainable bonds represent fifth of Euro bonds issued in 2021, says M&G

Sustainable bonds constituted more than a fifth of total Euro-denominated bond issuance in the first half of 2021...

China ETS trading gets off to strong start

Market excitement and allowance hoarding supported strong carbon prices during the early trading sessions of the nationwide China carbon market - but more is needed for this key but much-delayed climate policy to deliver on its aim, Refinitiv carbon lead analyst Yan Qin tells Ahren Lester

Lyxor launches 'first' Euro sovereign green bond ETF

UK regulator outlines ESG fund principles amid 'poor quality' applications

EU SFDR 'a tailwind for ILS funds', says Willis

The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) has helped some insurance-linked security (ILS) funds attract more capital from investors, according to Willis Securities, but headwinds could emerge without a clear consensus on appropriate disclosures for these specialised funds