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Nordea launches two sustainable bond funds
17 May 2024Nordea Asset Management (Nordea AM) has launched two dedicated euro-denominated sustainable bond funds, a month after it closed its social bond fund.
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Maynilad readies first Philippines 'blue bond'
17 May 2024Water and waste firm Maynilad Water Services is preparing to raise up to PHP15 billion ($261 million) from its debut 'blue bond' in late May, which will be the first instrument of its type from a Philippine issuer.
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'Positive' response to TVO's €600m 'nuclear' green bond
16 May 2024Finnish nuclear power firm Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has raised €600 million ($650 million) from its debut green bond, with the transaction more than three-times oversubscribed.
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Robeco: 'Greater clarity' on transition finance sought by Asian bond fund tilt
16 May 2024Robeco hopes that integrating a "transition bucket" into its Asian sustainable bond fund will help develop clearer definitions for transition finance in the market, as it also looks to launch further transition-focused funds.
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Bond round-up: Aldar Properties, UK, Italy ... and more
15 May 2024 -
Difference between sustainable bonds, sukuk are 'quite minimal'
15 May 2024The overall differences between sustainable sukuk and bond instruments are "quite minimal," according to experts - but recently published guidance remains a work-in-progress for building confidence in the market for issuers and investors.
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Record orderbook as Italy raises €9bn from new green bond
14 May 2024Italy has returned to the green bond market with a new green bond, with the €9 billion ($9.7 billion) deal securing the biggest orderbook for a green bond from the sovereign to date.
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Klaveness Combination raises NOK300m from SLB tap
14 May 2024 -
Annual sustainable sukuk issuance to double 'soon' after guidance
14 May 2024Annual issuance of sustainable sukuk could more than double to reach $30 billion "soon" amid rising interest for the Islamic sustainable finance instrument and the publication of key market guidance, market experts have argued.
- BNP Paribas to halt participation in oil and gas conventional bond issuance
- Barclays sees improvements in SLB structuring
- Working group to develop ESG ratings, data products code of conduct for Hong Kong
- EU ESG funds told to prove their sustainable investment claims under new rules
- Market still seeking the language of nature investments, say Nuveen
- UK regulator likely to require bank, insurer transition plan disclosure, Crowe predicts
- Record orderbook as Italy raises €9bn from new green bond
- Japan to study 'financed emissions' in second climate scenario analysis of banks
- Corporates hope to stop reporting 'legacy' ESG data points
- 'Greenflation' likely in near-term, says Pictet-IIF research
Sovereign sustainable bond issuance ($bn)
The chart depicts sovereign sustainable bond issuance between January and April 2023 compared with the same period in 2024. Last year was the strongest for sovereigns on record, with $160 billion in issuance. Sovereigns got off to a strong start in 2024, producing the strongest monthly issuance — January — and the strongest first quarter on record. Surprisingly, despite the strong start, this year’s sovereign issuance is still below last year's by as much as $6 billion, thanks to a weak April in 2024 compared to a strong one last year.
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