Dominic Webb
-80x80.jpeg "Friday Funds: MSCI and Bloomberg launch family of emerging market fixed income indices")
The latest developments in ESG-related funds: Canadian sustainable funds underperform in Q1; Schroders Capital gets €100m private impact mandate.
Full year saw the issuance of 5,999 bonds with sustainable labels, raising $1.1trn.
A weekly overview of ESG developments for fixed income: Lagos state government mulls blue bonds; EU Council agrees negotiating position on green bond standard.
Texas law requires divestment from financial firms who boycott fossil fuels
The latest developments in sustainable finance: NN IP reaches €5bn AUM across green bond funds, Malaysian government sets 30% female board representation target for state investment funds.
The latest ESG movers and shakers: Big Exchange CEO steps down, UNEP FI hiring banking and biodiversity specialist
The latest ESG movers and shakers: VC and PE firms appoint ESG heads, Biden nominates SEC commissioners, Alecta loses head of responsible investment
The average corporate green bond prices 3.2bps below the yield curve, and green bonds show lower spread volatility.
The UK regulator will measure performance on incidence of misleading ESG marketing and ESG mis-selling.
A weekly overview of ESG developments for fixed income: Enel, Sanofi, Pernod Ricard issue SLBs; issuance to 18 March less than half that of 2021 equivalent.