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EIB: standard-bearer of sustainable finance
For well over a decade, the cornerstone of the European Investment Bank’s sustainability funding policy has been the conviction that the financial services industry has a pivotal role to play in spearheading the battle against climate change. As the EU’s climate bank, it has also consistently recognised its responsibility for developing best practice, which in turn helps promote enhanced environmental and social standards across the global financial community.
31 Jan 2020 -
EIB: spearheading the rollout of Ibor replacements
When investors are presented with a new financial instrument, their instinct is generally to focus on pricing, relative value and liquidity. This is a natural response, especially in a low yield environment in which every basis point counts.
04 Dec 2019 -
European Securitization Regulation: what’s next for CLOs?
By Tom Ahern. The European Securitization Regulation became applicable from January 1, 2019. It has a number of goals, including consolidating and recasting existing European regulations, establishing a framework for Simple, Transparent and Standardised securitization and introducing new transparency and disclosure requirements.
26 Nov 2019 -
Protecting the heart and lungs of the planet
One year after the launch of the Clean Oceans Initiative, the European Investment Bank wants to use its success in tackling plastic pollution as a springboard to safeguard the wider blue economy.
20 Oct 2019 -
Spearheading alignment with the Paris Agreement
With its push to embrace its role as the European Union’s climate bank, the European Investment Bank is set to play a key part in the alliance of multilateral development banks committed to fight climate change.
19 Oct 2019 -
Towards a decarbonised future
The European Investment Bank has set out a strategy for lending that will support the EU’s goal of decarbonising the economy by financing investments that cut emissions, combat climate change and support alternatives to fossil fuels.
17 Oct 2019 -
Market on the move: taking the pulse of the global securitization industry
The securitization market has come a long way since the financial crisis. In a low interest rate world, capital markets have been an attractive source of funds for companies, who can cut their cost of funds compared to issuing corporate debt while still offering yield hungry bond buyers relatively high returns.
30 Sep 2019 -
CSC pulse report 2019
30 Sep 2019 -
A New Era for the Chinese Bond Market
In 2018, Chinese GDP grew 6.6% to reach a total of Rmb90 trillion ($13.4 trillion). It now accounts for 15.8% of global GDP. At the micro level, 16,500 companies are founded every day in China, and nearly 250,000 people take high-speed railway every hour.
31 May 2019 -
2008 to 2018 – a view on the global collateral markets
Has change been driven entirely by regulatory compliance or have market forces also played a role?
04 Jan 2019
