There's been a lack of ESG labelled FIG issuance in March, despite this year's volume being higher than last year

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BNG deal 'most exciting' while Eurofima will test long-dated demand

◆ Defensive structure for nervous market ◆ Largest book on a busy day for FIG issuance ◆ ABN keeps position of leading bank EuGB issuer

Six tranche loan attracts record demand

◆ Proceeds used to fund buyout of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ◆ Colonial adds €500m green deal ◆ SIG and Henkel brave an ‘unusual’ Friday window

Sustainable finance specialists are waiting eagerly to see the precise details of the European Union's Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, the next draft of which will be revealed on Monday.

The World Bank and Assicurazioni Generali are each giving the insurance-linked securities (ILS) they issue a sustainability label, as the market attempts to burnish its credentials for investors concerned with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Both issuers are imitating conventional green bond programmes by focusing on direct use of proceeds, but there are also debates around issues such as freed-up insurance capital and what governments do with funds released from catastrophe bonds.

Christine Lagarde has praised Europe’s achievement in developing the climate finance market, which she said was now dominated by paper in euros.

Credit Suisse has hired a head of environmental, social and governance equity research for Asia Pacific, a newly created position at the bank.

Investors who have been longing for the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities to tell them what is green are now realising that its arrival could make life tricky. From the end of next year, they will have to start reporting how sustainable all their portfolios are. It could prove an enormous headache. But a tiny company has developed a tool it claims can cut out a lot of the worries investors face in working out how to comply.

A lack of data and a broad range of frameworks for identifying environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assets are significant hurdles standing in the way of ESG becoming a more robust asset class unto itself, said speakers at SFVegas 2020 on Sunday, urging advocates to harmonize their definitions and strategies for investing.

African issuers are dominating CEEMEA issuance

A prolonged oil shock will hurt airlines, but a Covid-style industry collapse is a long way off

The company's curve has massively outperformed the South African sovereign this month

Like Angola's, yields on Sasol bonds have fallen since the Middle East war began

Higher prices and concessions mean many issuers will wait for better days

Trade the first corporate deal in CEEMEA since the war in the Middle East began

I don’t need to work, but I’m tempted to go back

Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers

War uncertainty and volatile rates have halted European unsecured bank issuance in euros

The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East

Redwood will be a repeat issuer

Monday evening sale is latest block trade