Ahren Lester

'Samurai' sustainable bond growth trend expected to continue

The rapid growth in Japanese yen-denominated 'Samurai' sustainable bonds from foreign issuers is expected to continue, but Sustainable Fitch worries about the rise in private placements in the market.

Sustainable bond strategies 'most sought after' by insurers

Dedicated sustainable bond strategies are the fixed income investment strategies that are likely to be in most demand by European insurers over the next year, according to a report.

Indonesian fintech social loan is 'great social impact financing'

US social impact investor Community Investment Management (CIM) has provided a $100 million social loan to Indonesian microfinance fintech firm Amartha Mikro Fintek to support financial inclusion in the country.

Loan round-up: Klaveness, shipping sector spotlight, Seeka, Amartha ... and more

Ground-breaking Heathrow Airport SLB raises €650m

Bond round-up: Aeroporti di Roma, Airport operator spotlight, SNCF, Chile ... and more

ICMA tells EU not to introduce thresholds for 'significant harm' disclosures

Heathrow markets first 'in the air' emissions airport SLB

Heathrow Airport is marketing the first airport sustainability-linked bond to include a target tied to Scope 3 emissions generated by flights.

UK ETS cap lowered and scheme extended to new sectors

The UK government has announced that it has lowered the carbon emissions cap for existing sectors covered by its emissions trading scheme (ETS), whilst also extending it to cover the domestic maritime transport and waste sectors.

Chile enhances its SLBs in latest issue, and promises more to come

The return of Chile to the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has been praised for the addition of a more diverse target mix - becoming the first sovereign SLB issuer to include a gender target.