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International issuers crowd into Swiss francs

Foreign corporate issuance running at record high
AI issuance is becoming increasingly concentrated — beware

ING banker moves to Asian Development Bank

Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia

Csquare's IPO to chip away at $3bn of ABS debt

IPO documents reveal data center portfolio purchase
AI issuance is becoming increasingly concentrated — beware
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  • ABS
    Renovate America, a residential property assessed clean energy lender, filed for bankruptcy after years of fighting policy changes and class action lawsuits alleging the lender failed to disclose certain fees to homeowners. The economic distress caused by Covid-19 was the spark that instigated the bankruptcy, but the legal issues were what caused the company to go under, sources said.
  • Sustainable finance specialists are optimistic that the European Commission will make a last minute concession on its proposed rules for green buildings when it publishes its final and binding Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, expected later this month.
  • The V20 group of finance ministers from countries especially vulnerable to climate change has prepared a Climate Prosperity Plan — analogous to a green new deal — which it hopes will help member countries devise 10 year investment plans to recover from Covid-19 while becoming more climate-resilient.
  • If 2020 was all about piling on the debt as governments around the world rushed to save their economies and societies, 2021 will be all about working out ways to reduce it — or at least sustain it.
  • Everfuel, the Danish hydrogen fuel company, has signed a quasi-equity loan facility from the European Investment Bank, as lenders say that funding for the green transportation sector is shifting from equity to debt.
  • The problem of ocean plastic is so daunting that it is tempting to despair, believing nothing can be done — or at least, that only the might of governments and international organisations stands a chance. A few entrepreneurs, however, are convinced this fight can become investable for mainstream capital markets.