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Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The report, produced by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and commissioned by HSBC, says the US$895 billion figure is comprised of unlabelled climate-aligned bonds at $674 billion and labelled green bonds at ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... important role to play by delivering capital into projects which reduce emissions and increase resilience to climate impacts." HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence commissioned State of the Market 2016, continuing their support from previous years ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... director investments. Benjamin Pedley, director investments, UCA Funds Management Pedley comes to UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank based in Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy, Asia. In this role, he helped manage more than ...

Global underwriters issue US$15bn in green bonds in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... CACIB was also involved in various big issuances in the quarter such as green bond from EDF, KfW, Nafin, NRW Bank and ING. HSBC issued the second largest amount of green bonds, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) coming in third. Meanwhile, Agricultural ...

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... industry, agriculture and forestry, waste and pollution, water themes, and multi-sector bonds. The report was commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. "Scaling up finance for the transition to a low-carbon economy is critical for ...

US$9.2 billion in green bonds issued in Q3 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Bond Initiative pointed to both Credit Agricole and BAML's involvement in the Abengoa EUR and US dollar bonds, along with HSBC and Natixis. Credit Agricole was a lead underwriter on four of the top five deals of the quarter, including the KfW EUR 1.5bn ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... and by May 2014 it had 49 signatories, including underwriters, investors and issuers. The report was commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... management, with a strong focus on ESG solutions. He has more than 10 years of investment experience, including roles at HSBC Global Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He received his B.A. in economics from the Universite Paris ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... other banks joined as initial supporters - BNP Paribas, Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Mizuho Securities, Morgan Stanley, Rabobank, and SEB. Twelve more banks have expressed their support of the principles - Barclays ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... capital to fund projects with specific environmental benefits like climate impact mitigation and/or adaptation. Last year, the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence report, Bonds and Climate Change, found that there is US$364 billion of climate-themed ...