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In the UK’s lively market for real estate investment trust (Reit) and other fund listings, yet another deal was launched on Thursday. Triple Point Social Housing Reit hopes to raise up to £200m, joining the niche of social housing Reits, which has been growing fast — even though experts are worried government budget cuts could hit the sector’s finances.
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The direction of central bank policy is increasingly coming to govern Investment grade and high yield bond investors' hunt for yield, with many of the latter now looking to triple-C rated paper to better hedge against the risk of rate hikes.
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A rare acquisition finance securitization was marketed to select European investors this month, a departure for a type of transaction usually financed by banks or dedicated funds. -
The drive to get companies to face up to the risk of climate change is gathering momentum. Firms with a combined market capitalisation of about $3.5tr have committed to support the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which published its final report on Thursday.
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Issuance of leveraged loans hit $548bn in the first half of this year, setting a record for any first or second half, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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Enthusiasm for green and social bonds is mounting, and revisions to the Green Bond Principles (GBP) announced this week may give the market a further lift. Many of the same debates still exercise market participants as in the past, but they appear less daunted by these conundrums.
