QBE kick-starts insurance green market with debut

Tyler Davies

April 20, 2017 02:00 pm

QBE_PA_230x150 — Generic image of QBE signage in Brisbane, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. The Insurance giant has reported a 5 per cent jump in net profit in the year to December 31 and announced a $1 billion share buyback ahead of expected earnings growth. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) | DAVE HUNT/AAP/PA Images

Australia’s QBE Insurance group offered the latest example of innovation in the green bond market this week, opening books on the insurance sector’s first ever deal in the format.

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