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TCorp reports on use of proceeds for initial $1.8 billion Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Market Association's (ICMA) Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles, and Sustainability Bond Guidelines, and Climate Bonds Initiative certification. Because of the level of due diligence put into the preparation for the issuance of the first green ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... existing green asset pool, Trigona said. "The market is evolving," she said. "There has been an increasing interest in social bonds over the last year, and we expect the market to continue to grow in this space. The green bond market has existed for ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... allocation, and support transition by bank, insurers, and other financial institutions, according to a new report from Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Climate Bonds Initiative, in conjunction with SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and WWF, have released ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The pricing, liquidity and confusion about the definition of green bonds is constraining the maturity of the green bond market, according to Aviva Investors. Colin Purdie, Chief Investment Officer, Credit, at Aviva Investors "In order to reach the 2 ...

Amundi focuses on green private credit market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... investment program. The program will support the creation of several funds that will invest in green high yield corporate bonds, green private debt and green securitised debt. The EIB has made an initial commitment of EUR 60 million. "What we want to ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has developed a sustainability framework that has been certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative. That framework is the basis of the fund, which will pool capital into a series of CBI-certified loans ...

Amundi launches Amundi Funds Multi-Asset Sustainable Future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... investing across a broad range of fixed income assets mainly in euro denominated investment grade corporate and government bonds and global equities, which can consist of up to 40% of portfolio allocation. Amundi also applies eSG factors with their fundamental ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Australia issued $15.6 billion in green bonds as of the end of June, yet there is a pipeline of more than 400 green infrastructure investment projects, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Climate ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... QIC Shopping Centre Fund (QSCF) has issued a AU$300 million Climate Bond-certified green bond. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Proceeds of the bond will fund capital expenditure associated with its asset development and sustainability objectives ...

AIIB, Aberdeen Standard Investments form strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... manage the US$500 million AIIB Asia ESG Enhanced Credit Managed Portfolio, primarily made up of Asian infrastructure related bonds including both green and unlabelled issuances, with ESG factors "fully integrated in the investment process and portfolio ...