How to make sustainability-linked bonds investor-friendly
Investors are sceptical of sustainability-linked bonds – replacing the step-up structure with an index-linked one could make them palatable.
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Sustainability-linked bonds: Weak KPIs cast shadow
Poorly defined KPIs are the ghosts at the sustainability-linked bond banquet, even though issuance is expected to grow this year.
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50 shades of green: SFDR reclassified
The proportion of Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) funds classed as green by the EU has risen in the first…
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Behind Landmark’s milestone sustainability-linked loan
The Dubai-based mall operator’s new debt facility has a groundbreaking structure and aims to boost the already-high female share of…
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We embrace ESG, say FTSE treasury chiefs
Corporate treasurers are pushing for ESG and sustainability financing, not because of any margin benefit, but because it shows a…
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Debt crisis: How nature can help emerging markets
Cash-poor but nature-rich countries can use debt-for-nature swaps to reduce their debt service payments and conserve their natural capital. There…
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Fossil fuels: Funds slow to ditch passive assets
Asset managers’ exclusion policies on coal, oil and gas remain weak, new research indicates. As a result, actively managed funds…
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Singapore banks push into small-ticket green loans
The country's big lenders are raising their focus on sustainable lending to individual investors and small businesses, despite the administrative…
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