Challenges in standardisation of green bonds: the US perspective | International Financial Law Review iflr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iflr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jul 23 2021
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Transition bonds – the controversial new asset class
The anaemic transition-bond market has suddenly become one of the hottest topics in the bond market today – and the stakes are high.
– Transition bonds a US$1trn a year market
– The great debate that could threaten the transition
– The stakes are high
By Sarah Mills
“Climate Transition Finance is arguable the most important topic for the sustainable finance market to deal with in the coming 12-36 months.”
Proceeds to fund over 2,000 loans to small businesses in the Philippines impacted by Covid-19
23 Jul 2021 |
Chito Santiago
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) on July 23 announced it is issuing its first social bond to assist micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) impacted by Covid-19, with an investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
A member of the World Bank group, IFC is investing US$150 million in the seven-year social bond, which will be issued under UnionBank’s new sustainable finance framework. It is IFC’s first Covid-19 response social bond investment in Asia and only the second social bond of its kind in the Philippines. It also marks UnionBank’s longest-term US dollar-denominated bond to date.
Finance groups welcome joining of the dots with CSRD proposal | News ipe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ipe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SIGNA Development Selection AG successfully places first green bond in the amount of €300m dgap.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dgap.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.