Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • Investors welcome guidance on green bond reporting from Nordic issuers

    26 October 2017

    Investors have welcomed a set of guidelines intended primarily to help Nordic public sector borrowers report on the environmental impact of their green bonds.

  • Green bonds round-up, 25 October 2017

    25 October 2017

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its third $1 billion green bond for investment in emerging markets, taking its total issuance to more than $7 billion.

  • La Francaise takes full control of Inflection Point

    25 October 2017

    French asset manager La Francaise has taken full control of Inflection Point Capital

  • Storebrand snaps up ESG investor Skagen

    25 October 2017

    Storebrand, the largest asset manager in Norway, has acquired fellow Norwegian fund manager Skagen for NOK1.6 billion ($200 million).

  • Swiss institutions' portfolios on track for 4°C- 6°C global warming

    24 October 2017

  • UK regulator accused of failing investors on climate change

    23 October 2017

    The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is increasing the risk to investors by its "failure to effectively oversee and enforce climate risk reporting", according to environmental law group ClientEarth.

  • Green bonds round-up, 18 October 2017

    18 October 2017

    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank, has issued a green bond with a value of about $2.15 billion.

  • Rating agencies are the main driver of corporate sustainability, says Oekom

    18 October 2017

    Companies currently regard rating agencies as the primary driver of sustainability, but expect them to be overtaken in the future by customer demands, regulations and investor pressure, according to German research firm Oekom.

  • Hong Kong considers possible green investment bank

    16 October 2017

    Hong Kong is stepping up its challenge to Singapore as a centre of green finance in Asia with the launch of a 'concept paper' on the possibility of setting up a green investment bank.

  • Green bond round-up, 11 October 2017

    11 October 2017

    Fiji looking at green bonds, says economy minister Fiji is considering using green bonds to help boost the country's renewable energy resources, according to a senior minister quoted in the local press.