Crédit Agricole
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten sold its largest ever sustainability bond and the European Investment Bank added a new currency to its climate bonds on Tuesday, as a draft standard was launched for the market.
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Socially responsible investors received a fresh menu of bonds on Monday, with a borrower announcing an inaugural climate bond, a regular SRI issuer entering a new currency and an agency returning to its sustainability format.
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DCM bankers hope that Mexican lender Nafin’s planned green bond could be the first of many from the country, and that other development banks in Latin America will follow Mexico’s model.
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Covered bonds issued this week from banks in Italy and Portugal were a roaring success from the sellers’ point of view. But none could have been done without the European Central Bank’s help.
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The socially responsible investment bond market for public sector borrowers is enjoying a late bloom as several issuers line up deals, joining KfW which this week equalled its record breaking debut in size.
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The IPO of Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, began on Monday with the launch of investor education for a deal that is likely to top €1bn.
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Abengoa, the Spanish renewable energy company, suffered yet another unsteady trading session on Thursday over revelations in a leaked KPMG report of a €250m cash deficit.
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Crédit Agricole has agreed to pay fines totalling $787.3m after admitting to transferring funds for clients subject to US sanctions.
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Government-owned development bank Nacional Financiera (Nafin) is plotting what would be the first ever green bond from Mexico and — unlike the previous two such bonds from LatAm — will be ringfencing the proceeds.
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KfW has equalled its previous record-breaking green bond with its second issue in the format in euros — and was able to tighten pricing as well as,increasing the deal’s size.
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South Korea’s Woori Bank, which sent out a request for proposals for an offshore bond earlier this month, has hired banks to arrange meetings with investors.