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◆ French agency brings social bond with a new focus ◆ Momentous bookbuilding leads to large tightening ◆ Zero NIP achieved thanks to label, yield
◆ Both issuers choose €500m no-grows ◆ M&G makes bond debut in green format ◆ Sage keeps attrition at bay with sticky book
◆ 'New SSA on the block' returns after six months ◆ Two more green bonds added to euro curve ◆ Pricing flat to fair value, 'consistent' spread to Dutch govvie achieved
◆ Finnish agency records largest green demand ◆ Deal came 10 years after issuer's ESG debut ◆ 'Right level' versus Finland and EIB
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The Biden administration has vowed to focus efforts on clean energy and sustainability, and the impetus has trickled down to the securitization market. One of the growing pains of the shift to ESG in the market is greenwashing, which often happens due to a lack of standardization. However, market sources say it’s too early to ask for standardization — the first step may be for ABS-issuing companies to get started on their own frameworks and aggregate data. -
University College London has issued the first public ESG-labelled bond from the UK’s higher education sector, which it priced flat to fair value. But bankers say that while the demand is there, a lack of supply means deals like this are going to be a rarity.
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HICL Infrastructure and JLEN Environmental Assets, two London-listed infrastructure funds, this week signed ESG-linked loans that use Sonia instead of Libor. But loans bankers are still worried about the large number of deals that have not moved away from Libor, which falls out of use on December 31.
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University College London has issued the first public ESG-labelled bond from the UK’s higher education sector, which it priced flat to fair value.
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ESG trades were again the dominant format in Europe’s high grade corporate bond market on Thursday, with railway product maker Wabtec Transport and property developer Citycon printing green debt.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia launched a dual tranche bond on Thursday, having postponed the deal due to last week’s crowded and volatile market.
