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The Export-Import Bank of Korea has been one of the few regular Asian issuers of international debt for many years. But 2013 saw it branching out into new markets tackling Swiss franc, euro and green bond deals. Ralph Sinclair finds out what is driving this expansionary behaviour.
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One of the big obstacles in developing the SRI bond market has been tackling the complexities and sheer diversity of the investor base engaged in making ethical investments. Yet it is their preferences and their investment that will drive the market forward. Investment strategies and ethical checklists vary wildly between investors in the SRI market — and those are just the SRI-focused ones. The market stands on the cusp of exponential growth and that will mean bringing in mainstream institutions into the mix. EuroWeek gathered together a spectrum of key investors and bankers and a smattering of issuers involved in SRI capital markets to discuss their future and the best way to maximise their potential.
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All involved in responsible investing can feel how fast it is spreading and developing. Fifteen years ago, an investor who asked for a meeting with a company to talk about governance was likely to be suspected of libel and directed to the legal department. Now, companies come running to meet SRI analysts. Yet in the real economy, there has been no sharp change of direction towards sustainability. Is responsible investing more than feelgood vibes? Jon Hay reports.
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The classical view that the investor’s job is just to maximise profits has had its day. A growing army of asset managers have adopted a new creed — they must know what the organisations they invest in get up to, and make sure they’re behaving properly. The threat of climate change makes this urgent. The good news is, this approach to investing could turn out rather profitable. Jon Hay reports.
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To take advantage of low fx volatilities versus rates vols, Société Générale is pitching a cross-asset structure in buying straddles on the euro/U.S. dollar, while selling EUR swaption straddles.
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Mark Mehtonen is a Portfolio Manager, Tactical Allocation/Ilmarinen Alpha, at Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co. in Finland. He spoke to Managing Editor Rob McGlinchey prior to the beginning of the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Risk Management Conference Europe, at the Penha Longa Resort in Sintra, Portugal.
