Lessons from the EU

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Development of the UK’s green taxonomy

Global Equity ESG

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H1 report, 2021

Direct lending

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How senior is your debt?

SDG Engagement Equity commentary

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SDG Engagement High Yield

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H1 Report, 2021

Evergrande

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Caught in the crossfire between China’s past and future

Financial inclusion

Financial inclusion

An economic opportunity for all

Central bank digital currency

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Clean atomic monetary energy or financial fallout risk?

SDG Engagement Equity

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2021 H1 Report

How to unlock opportunities in the sponsor-less SME loan market

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In this piece, Alexandra Trapes, Director, Specialist Credit and CLOs, argues that sponsor-less transactions offer a compelling opportunity in the small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) loan space – they generally see less competitive bidding, resulting in more reasonable leverage ratios, less pressure on pricing levels, more conservative loan terms, and meaningful covenants. What’s more, private […]