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Bond market participants used to be able to set their watches by the International Finance Corporation’s issuance calendar when it came to benchmark funding. But with a larger funding need and in markets less certain, Ralph Sinclair discovers that the IFC has had to change its tactics.
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At least €3tr of bonds in Europe are managed under SRI criteria, so this is no new or niche market. But so far, with a few exceptions, bond investors have not put issuers under pressure over ESG. For bond markets to be a stronger force for good, responsible asset managers need to up their game. They are steadily getting stronger and more vocal. As Jon Hay reports, the nascent green bond market could be the catalyst that starts this reaction.
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The Republic of Italy has survived the dark days of 2011 and 2012 and come out the other side stronger, boosting its maturity profile with a pair of long dated benchmarks and even reaching the 50 year part of the curve with a private placement. Foreign investors have returned, while the eurozone’s improving economic fortunes are playing a big part in its syndication plans. Craig McGlashan reports.
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While the burgeoning market for socially responsible bond issuance has been so far dominated by supranational borrowers, governments are well placed to step up. Tessa Wilkie reports.
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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.