Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
The tightest dollar SSA benchmark on record carried a second distinction: its paperwork never left one platform
Some evidence of green price advantage in secondary market, but not primary
Allowing machines to process loan information on a single standard would increase resilience, streamline workflows and support AI
New changes will allow for 'more intuitive' analysis and increase maximum covered bond rating uplift
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
As the green bond market grows, participants are debating how to define it. Should deals have to offer additionality — proof that the projects would not have happened otherwise? Should pure play green companies be allowed to issue — and should oil companies? Sean Kidney and Manuel Adamini of the Climate Bonds Initiative and Bas Wetzelaer of Dutch investor Actiam argue that the market should embrace a wide range of issuer and deal types, as long as the activities financed genuinely help the climate. -
Huw Jenkins will need all of his powers of persuasion and banking know-how if BTG Pactual, where he is a founding partner, is to halt its downward spiral.
-
Tackling the knowledge gap in financing options for Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can help them overcome reliance on bank funding and increase participation in the region’s capital markets, said speakers at an Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) conference in London.
-
India’s securities regulator finally gave the thumbs up to the listing of its two stock exchanges this week, a project that has been in the works since the turn of the century. The move is a huge milestone, and market watchers hope it will give the bourses more clout to stay on top of their game, writes John Loh.
-
The IMF has approved the renminbi as the fifth currency in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket of currencies with a weighting of 10.92%. The new SDR will come into effect on October 1, 2016.
-
Moody’s launched a public consultation this week as it seeks feedback over its proposed rating methodology for Chinese residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).
