Ahren Lester

Sustainable bond market risks fragmentation amid 'regulatory overload'

By Ahren Lester at the ICMA AGM in Paris

Ground-breaking PRI sovereign investor engagement initiative expands

More investors have been asked to join a ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers coordinated by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

ELFA, ICMA publish high-yield SLB guidance to 'enhance effectiveness'

Recommendations have been published to "enhance the impact and effectiveness" of the high-yield sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market, after areas of "unique" inconsistency and inadequacy were identified.

'Huge opportunities' for gender-focused corporate sustainable bond growth

Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) said there are "huge opportunities" for growth in gender-focused sustainable bond issuance, especially for corporate bonds, as markets increasingly look for instruments tied to "tangible and positive impacts".

'Record' for 2022 fund launches that include exclusionary policies, Barclays says

German green bond offers 'slender' greenium

The €5.25 billion ($5.7 billion) German green bond was issued with a 'greenium' of just half a basis point (bp), which Bloomberg said was significantly smaller than previous green bonds from the country.

Loan round-up: Puma Energy, Asia Symbol, KMD Brands ... and more

Morgan Stanley seals $500m first close for climate private equity fund

Bond round-up: AIIB, KfW, Council of Europe Development Bank ... and more

EU Council edges towards mandatory ESG disclosure for sustainable bonds

The European Council has publicly moved towards agreeing to include mandatory environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures for all labelled sustainable bonds into EU bond prospectus rules,...