Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite challenging market conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was another record year in sustainable bond issuance, which reached US$547.6...
While uncertainties related to the pandemic remain, we found that there is much that asset managers and asset owners can do to contribute to remediating its effects. In this week's feature, we talked to Triodos IM's Hans Stegeman and Franklin Real Asset Advisors's Raymond Jacobs to examine the social effects of COVID-19. We also took a closer look at no less than three COVID-19 bonds: NIB's second issue, AfDB's issue which appealed to Skandia and Länsförsäkringar, two institutions which were reportedly also interested in the third bond, issued by the EIB.
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On April 3rd, the African Development Bank (AfDB) issued SEK2.5 billion in 3-year Social Bonds aimed at contributing to the global...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - With the death toll continuously increasing and amid concerns that Africa will be the next focus of the COVID19 pandemic after...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Thursday, April 2nd, the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) issued a SEK4 billion 3-year Response Bond aimed at procuring the funds...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Länsförsäkringar announced that its investments in green and sustainable bonds tripled in 2019, from SEK3.2 billion at the start of 2019...