SDG Engagement Equity commentary

People at the airport

Samsonite

SDG Engagement High Yield

River tributary between the trees

H1 Report, 2021

Evergrande

Crystal ball

Caught in the crossfire between China’s past and future

Financial inclusion

Financial inclusion

An economic opportunity for all

Central bank digital currency

A sculpture depicting an ancient animal

Clean atomic monetary energy or financial fallout risk?

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

Glass skyscrapers

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 […]

Increasing transparency through disclosure

The Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation is a key initiative emerging from the European Union’s 2018 action plan on sustainable finance. Active ownership will be a crucial instrument for investors to deliver the real economy impacts we need to see. SFDR applies to financial products made available in the EU and the financial market participants who […]

A test of endurance

Man riding a bike

360°, Q3 2021

Stewardship Report 2020

Waterfall among green trees

Key takeaways

The geometry of net zero

Top view of the highway streamers

An accounting conundrum waiting to happen