Nick Roumpis

Articles by Nick Roumpis

  • Green bond round-up, 25 April

    25 April 2018

    More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.

  • Newton IM launches second sustainable fund of 2018

    25 April 2018

    Newton Investment Management (Newton IM) has expanded its sustainable offering with the launch of a new fund.

  • Morgan Stanley commits $250bn to low-carbon solutions

    25 April 2018

    Morgan Stanley has committed to help provide $250 billion in low-carbon solutions by 2030, including sustainable bonds, renewable energy and clean-tech financing.

  • Renewables investment by oil majors is 'incremental rather than radical', Fitch says

    24 April 2018

    Public pressure is driving renewables investments by oil majors but this will not be a radical step in the transition away from traditional business, Fitch Ratings says.

  • Eurizon's first green bond fund kicks off with €100m

    23 April 2018

    Italy's Eurizon green bond fund currently stands at €100 million ($122.2 million) and its managers told Environmental Finance they have a screening process to spot 'greenwashing' phenomena.

  • Glennmont eyes offshore wind projects with third fund

    23 April 2018

    Glennmont Partners is eyeing up investment opportunities in the offshore wind arena with its third fund.

  • EIB prepares sustainability bond

    20 April 2018

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is preparing to issue a sustainability awareness bond to support projects in the water, health and education sectors.

  • People moves: Loomis Sayles, APG Asset Management, Axa Investment Managers and NatureBank Asset Management

    20 April 2018

    Loomis Sayles has appointed Kathleen Bochman as director of environmental, social and governance (ESG).

  • EIB prices $1.5bn climate awareness bond

    20 April 2018

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has priced a $1.5 billion Climate Awareness Bond (CAB), in which Folksam Group and Barclays were among the investors.

  • JP Morgan and BlackRock launch ESG emerging market fixed income index

    19 April 2018

    JP Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to launch what they claim to be the "first-of-its kind" suite of emerging markets, fixed income indexes that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.