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Environmental, Social and Governance
Global sustainable bond issuance down 20% y-o-y in 1H2024, but Moody’s confident of US$1 tril full-year target
Issuance of green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds fell 19% q-o-q after a spike in 1Q2024.
July 31, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
Global sustainable bond volumes bounced back in 1Q2024; Moody’s keeps US$950 bil full-year forecast
Sustainability-linked bond volumes fell for the second consecutive quarter, totaling just under US$10 billion in 1Q2024.
May 02, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
Transition finance to gain prominence in 2024 as SLBs face greater scrutiny: Moody's
“A growing number of issuers use labelled bonds to finance their increasingly ambitious decarbonisation plans.”
February 08, 2024
Sustainability
Global issuance of sustainable bonds decline 26% q-o-q in 3Q2023, except in Asia-Pacific which grew by 1%
The decline in global issuance of sustainable bonds is not isolated, with global bond markets facing 22% drop q-o-q.
October 31, 2023
Environmental, Social and Governance
Singapore's $2.8 bil green bond among growing sovereign offerings hawking ESG
Sovereigns are trying to develop a vibrant onshore market while making sure that ESG is pervasive, says JP Morgan.
August 30, 2023
Banking & finance
SVB collapse unlikely to cause systemic risk, say analysts
Analysts also largely agree SVB is unlikely to impact markets the way the Global Financial Crisis did in 2008.
March 16, 2023
Broker's Calls
OCBC Investment Research lowers Yanlord Land's TP to 97 cents; Moody's changes outlook to negative
Yanlord's FY2022 results "disappointed and missed" the OCBC team's expectations. The lack of a dividend also came as a "surprise".
March 10, 2023
REITs
Moody's assigns Baa1 foreign currency issuer rating to MPACT
MPACT’s rating could be upgraded if the trust balances its growth while improving its leverage.
February 09, 2023
Property
Singapore home affordability to get worse for first-time buyers: Moody's
While home values from the US to New Zealand are declining, Singapore’s private property prices jumped 13.2% y-o-y in the 3Q.
October 26, 2022
Climate change
IPCC's urgent call for climate action may increase credit risks: Moody's
“Existing fossil fuel assets, like infrastructure, unburnt reserves and new investments, are at high risk of becoming stranded.”
April 07, 2022