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A survey of companies’ sensitivity to human rights casts big luxury goods companies like LVMH, Hermès and Prada in a bad light. Will investor pressure make them smarten up — or does their indifference suggest investors’ power is limited? -
If the principles-based European covered bond directive is implemented in its current draft form not a lot will change — but that may be just as well.
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The confusion over UniCredit’s Cashes notes is not a one-off. Uncertainty over regulatory capital eligibility affects the biggest banks in Europe, and it is unlikely to go away soon.
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Researchers have found tweets can help to give information about bank depositor activity and even financial indicators. But can the social media platform really be relied on?
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A 22 year old Canadian First Nations activist has flown 5,000 miles to berate Barclays for financing an oil pipeline through Alberta's tar sands. Investors in Barclays’ green bonds should be right alongside her. Those serious about climate change must look at issuers’ entire sustainability profiles, not simply green bond use of proceeds reports.
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Asia’s bond market is getting tougher, forcing issuers to take roadshows seriously once again.
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The moribund dollar covered bond market is set for a renaissance as the cost advantage compared with other currencies and other sources of wholesale funding has improved. Issuers ought to be renewing alternative sources of demand.
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In the three-legged race that is European lawmaking, one of the legs has just made a big stride forward in sustainable finance policy, publishing the most ambitious plan so far.
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Two pieces of news this week highlight how environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is conquering the capital markets. But both carry a risk of intellectual laziness.
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Once again, Deutsche Bank is at a crossroads. After a tough few years, it is still strong enough to fight back in global investment banking. New CEO Christian Sewing will decide whether it does. He seems rational and determined, but does he have the stomach for the battle?
