Introduction -
Convertible bonds are, customarily, fixed rate debt instruments issued by a company (the “issuer”), the terms of which allow the holders of the bonds to convert them into ordinary shares (common stock) of...more
Over the past few years, we have seen growing interest in Commercial Paper (CP) programmes with a sustainable focus.
Traditionally used by corporations, financial institutions, sovereigns, and other issuers for...more
2/18/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Sustainable Projects
Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024.
The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in...more
12/23/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Finance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Greenwashing ,
International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
Voluntary Disclosure
I. IMPLEMENTING BASEL III THROUGH THE CRR III REGULATION -
The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") in December 2017 and set out...more
6/21/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Basel III ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Risk Management ,
Securities
On 14 May 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its final report on "Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms" (the "Guidelines"). The Guidelines aim to provide...more
5/16/2024
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Funds ,
New Guidance ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
UCITS
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament announced, on 28 February 2023, that provisional agreement on the European Green Bond Standard (the EU GBS and the Regulation) had been reached. More recently the...more
Sustainability-linked bonds (“SLBs”) have fast become an important feature of the sustainable finance market. According to Climate Bonds Initiative, SLB issuance reached US$76.3 billion in 2022 and we have seen an...more
INSIGHT: REVERSE YANKEES -
In this briefing, we take a look at the basics of “Reverse Yankees” – offshore debt issuances by US issuers in a currency other than US dollars – when and why they might be an attractive funding...more