The top priority for index providers over the next 12 months should be driving innovation on ESG, according to a survey of 300 asset managers. Advanced analytics and data services represent the second most frequently mentioned need, while asset managers also indicated wanting to see more application of artificial […] Click here to view original […]

ESG bond sales hit a low as US companies retreat, facing political pressure and investor US companies and banks are showing less interest in selling environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds, according to BNN Bloomberg . These bonds, designed to fund companies’ environmental projects or encourage better governance and […] Click here to view original

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1 / 3 (Bloomberg) — The bonds were supposed to change the world. US companies and banks are increasingly uninterested in selling them. Most Read from Bloomberg A Floating Island in Baltimore Raises Hope for a Waterfront Revival ‘Train Lovers’ Organize to Support Harris and Walz in Presidential Bid […] Click here to view original

Saturday August 17, 2024 , 2 min Read Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed an expansion of the sustainable finance framework in the securities market by introducing a new category of financial instruments. This category will include Social Bonds, Sustainable Bonds, and Sustainability-linked Bonds […] Click here to view original

Summary After a rapid ascent, the issuance of ESG-labeled bonds has fallen back recently, even as we’ve observed that the overall quality of the market has improved. Weaker issues are coming to market less frequently, so the overall quality of the new-issue market is rising and greenwashing seems less […] Click here to view original