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An public sector issuer breaking a record with a deal this week became so common a claim it began to sound like, well, a broken record. But questions remain about how robust demand really is
Markets ‘not out of the woods yet’ as large sovereigns shorten execution process to de-risk issuance
Huge order book allowed the issuer to increase size of five year dollar trade
Issuer had already pre-funded in dollars earlier this year
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By Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
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By any stretch of the imagination, Iceland’s economic recovery has been impressive. The big challenge now will be to make sure this post-crisis era of growth is sustainable.
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Már Guðmundsson was appointed governor of Sedlabanki Islands (Iceland’s central bank) from August 2009, and was recently invited to serve a second five year term at the helm. In this interview with GlobalCapital, Guðmundsson shares his views on the challenges that are likely to arise over that period.
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Five years ago, if you asked a bond fund manager about ethical investing, the answer might have been ‘oh, that’s for the equity people’. You would not hear that today. Market forums on integrating environmental, social and governance analysis into bond investing are proliferating. As Craig McGlashan reports, it is leading to a much richer dialogue between investors and issuers — and to the growth of a whole new bond market.
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If 2013 was the breakthrough year for green bonds, then 2014 is very much when they are becoming part of the mainstream. Volume is already more than double 2013’s figure, while new borrowers are joining the market and ever more sophisticated approaches are being taken to issuance. Craig McGlashan reports.
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Supranational and agency borrowers have been the most important drivers of the green bond movement. Fostering that market until it reaches maturity is still a big part of their plans, but as Jonathan Breen reports, many issuers are also making big efforts to bring bonds focused on social and educational issues to the mainstream.