Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • IFC to issue $500m green bond

    17 November 2015

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to return to the market with a $500 million green bond, its biggest of the year so far.

  • Investors see opportunities post COP21

    16 November 2015

    Two environmentally themed asset managers expect reductions in the cost of renewables and a "dramatic" uptake of energy efficiency technologies following a robust agreement in the UN Climate Change Summit (COP 21) later this month.

  • Funds 'would have gained 2% over three years' through divestment

    16 November 2015

    A number of major funds could have boosted their returns by more than 2% over the past three years by ditching fossil fuels, a new tool to measure the financial impact of divestment has found.

  • Yes Bank plans $500m London-listed green bond

    16 November 2015

    Yes Bank is planning to issue a green bond of up to $500 million that it will list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) by December 2016.

  • Greencoat UK Wind plans £50m equity raise to fund acquisitions

    12 November 2015

    Greencoat UK Wind plans to issue £50 million ($76 million) of equity which it will use to buy a wind farm.

  • Green bond issues surpass 2014 total to set new record

    11 November 2015

    The green bond market has edged past last year's record issuance with almost $36.7 billion of new issues so far this year, and more believed to be on the way.

  • SunEdison share price plunges 27% on Q3 results

    11 November 2015

    US renewables giant SunEdison saw its shares plunge 27% from $7.88 to $5.71 on the back of mixed results in its third quarter earnings, released yesterday.

  • Neoen issues €40m subordinated green bond

    11 November 2015

    French renewable energy developer Neoen has issued a €40 million ($42.78 million) subordinated green bond.

  • PNE Wind keeps faith with yieldco vehicle

    10 November 2015

    PNE Wind has kept the faith with its yieldco, despite blaming its efforts to build the vehicle for pushing it into a third quarter loss.

  • TerraForm Power ups size of planned green bond to $250m

    10 November 2015

    Yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has increased the proposed size of a green bond it announced in July to $250 million, up from $200 million.