Nick Roumpis

Articles by Nick Roumpis

  • Belgian green bond eyes more than €3bn as framework is unveiled

    09 February 2018

    Belgium's much anticipated green bond issue is expected to raise more than €3 billion ($3.68 billion) and proceeds will be used for investments in five sectors.

  • People moves: ICMA, JP Morgan and BIG

    09 February 2018

    The International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Esohe Denise Odaro has taken a secondment at the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), where she is director in the Green Bond Principles/Social Bond Principles (GBP/SBP) secretariat.

  • Chinese green bond market needs to grow further

    09 February 2018

    Green bond issuance from China has to grow tenfold in just three years if the country is to have a large slice of the $1 trillion target per year by 2020, a report has argued.

  • Three yieldcos sold in less than a week

    08 February 2018

    A yieldco sale frenzy over the past couple of days has seen deals struck to buy NRG Yield, 8point3 and Saeta Yield.

  • BlackRock among the investors as cleantech company raises C$280m

    08 February 2018

    Cleantech company Enerkem has completed its largest investment round, which saw BlackRock and Sinobioway become shareholders.

  • Green bond round-up, 07 February 2018

    07 February 2018

    Belgium is expected to commence a series of meetings with investors tomorrow as it officially revealed its intention to issue a green bond "in the near future".

  • TCFD: Investors should use 'building blocks' to assess climate scenarios

    06 February 2018

    Investors should question whether the climate scenarios produced by the companies they own are credible, by considering five key aspects, a report has argued.

  • Bamboo launches investment vehicle for energy projects in Africa and Asia

    06 February 2018

    An investment vehicle to support off-grid energy service companies in developing countries has been launched by private equity firm Bamboo Capital Partners.

  • CalSTRS selects eight ESG asset managers and could commit up to $1bn

    05 February 2018

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) pension fund has selected eight environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused asset managers.

  • UBS creates "new framework for sustainable investing"

    05 February 2018

    UBS Asset Management (AM) has teamed up with academics to develop a "new calculus for sustainable investing".