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Ireland issues €3 billion green bond
12 October 2018The Republic of Ireland has made its debut in the green bond market with a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) transaction.
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DNB’s energy transition stress test projects ‘sizeable’ losses
11 October 2018Netherlands-based insurers and pension funds potentially face ‘sizeable’ losses of up to 10% of their assets in the next five years in the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a stress test by the Dutch central bank.
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Masdar signs first green loan in Middle East
10 October 2018Renewable energy company Masdar has signed a green revolving credit facility (RCF) with four banks to fund investments in its international clean technology and sustainable real estate projects.
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Danish pension fund ATP welcomes EU sustainability reforms
10 October 2018The European Commission’s proposed sustainability taxonomy and green bond standard would help improve transparency of green financial products, according to the chief investment officer of one of Europe’s largest pension funds.
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PACE market will bounce back, predicts Renovate America
08 October 2018Demand for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is set to recover following legislative changes that cause a 50% contraction in the market in the past 12 months, according to provider Renovate America.
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Manulife warns of the pitfalls of tighter green bond regulation
08 October 2018The first global life insurance issuer of green bonds has a message for policymakers eyeing stricter regulation: keep it simple. Michael Hurley reports
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Losing faith in fossil fuels
05 October 2018The Church of Sweden Pension Fund applies strict fossil fuel exclusion criteria to its investments and allows scope for a relatively large tracking error in its pursuit of sustainable returns. Carl Cederberg, the fund's CEO, explains why to Michael Hurley
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Green bonds round-up, 3 October 2018
03 October 2018Getlink said its inaugural green bond had been "comfortably oversubscribed", helping it raise €550 million ($635 million) rather than the €500 million originally envisaged.
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ING observes pricing benefits in US green ABS upturn
02 October 2018Issuer and investor interest in green asset-backed securities (ABS) has grown significantly in the US in the past 12 months, according to ING Americas.
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BlackRock backs investment in brown issuers of green bonds
02 October 2018The world’s largest asset manager has said it considers investing in green bonds “regardless of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of the issuer”.