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Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse
Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
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Is finance about to break out of the cocoon in which it has pupated for decades, and become a completely different life form? -
The European Commission signalled this week that it would extend regulation into many more aspects of sustainable finance, driving an agenda that could change the role of capital markets in society. But although responsible investing experts welcomed it, the complex package of at least 30 measures is likely to provoke a wide variety of reactions, from enthusiastic support to complaints that it is too slow and unambitious, to outright opposition. Jon Hay reports.
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With private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions hitting record levels in Europe, bankers have their tails up as they jostle for the most lucrative fee opportunities, writes David Rothnie.
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How to respond to climate change and environmental sustainability were “of central importance” in the European Central Bank’s review of its monetary policy framework, the ECB said on Thursday as it published the results of the long-awaited review. It has designed a detailed roadmap for incorporating climate considerations across its monetary policy activities, including corporate bond purchases — but environmentalists are likely to be disappointed with the slow pace of reform.
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Realty Income Corp, the US real estate investor, made its debut in the green bond market on Thursday with a sterling deal, with the issuer pricing its first foray into the structure inside its own curve.
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The London branch of South African lender Investec has successfully debuted in the sustainability-linked syndicated loan market.
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