◆ Fragile US-Iran peace gives risk assets an excuse to rally ◆ Canaries debuts amid clash over Spanish regionals' run ◆ Dollars run dry as borrowers eye late June pre-funding, summer lull

French company diversifies funding after inaugural dollar deal last year

Issuance beyond 15 years could return if rates stabilise

Kookmin Bank goes digital in dollars, yen issuance ahead of BoJ, as Volkswagen meets euro demand

◆ Wide range of investors buy highly rated bonds ◆ DNB achieves one of the tightest spreads since Covid-era QE days of 2021 ◆ SpareBank 1 SMN extends euro senior curve by two years

◆ Fair value estimated ◆ 'No fatigue' despite ongoing supply ◆ Increasing international investor base

The European Commission's Technical Expert Group will be publishing its much-awaited Taxonomy and Green Bond Standard on Monday. GlobalCapital has received leaked copies from a source in Brussels. The GBS endorses a use of proceeds approach and limits the inclusion of operating expenditure. The Taxonomy contains reassurance for companies whose activities are not yet covered by it and sets out human rights standards.

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.

International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth

Investors were eager to tender their bonds despite initial resistance

Increased investor interest in utilities hybrids could bring down subordination premium, says SSE treasurer

Divisions deepen over multilateral development banks’ climate commitments

◆ UK utility prints €1.3bn dual trancher ◆ Issuer skips guidance as it masses orders north of €10bn ◆ Longer call leg draws stronger demand

Inclusion of a variable rate instrument was not acceptable to official creditors

Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives

Several banks are reining in their appetite for warehouse lending

Volatility is on the rise again

US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions

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

Redwood will be a repeat issuer