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    The European Central Bank has indicated that it is looking into how to mitigate the direct costs that years of negative rates have put on banks, and analysts are growing concerned that a tiered interest rate system might be put in place.
  • FTSE Russell is reviewing China for a potential upgrade under its framework for index eligibility, opening the door for onshore bonds’ inclusion in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI).
  • BBVA has hired a former MTN banker at Santander as a director in its liability management team.
  • Sustainable finance is bubbling with exciting new initiatives. But making people feel good is not enough. Activity needs to produce results, and so far there is more noise than movement. The tone is far too sedate — it needs some hard core activism to break the torpor.
  • Enel and NextEra Energy have, on a pilot basis, become the first companies to obtain one of S&P Global’s new ESG Evaluations. The product, launched last week, takes S&P into direct competition with providers of ESG ratings like MSCI and Sustainalytics — and with Moody’s, which a few days after S&P’s launch acquired Vigeo Eiris, the French-based ESG rating firm.
  • Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, the environmental, social and governance research and ratings provider, as the credit rating agencies move increasingly into the area of ESG investing. The announcement comes just days after S&P Global launched its new ESG Evaluation product.