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    Class B bondholders have filed their own restructuring plan for the troubled utility

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  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
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    UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

    Rising interest costs raise fears about chancellor’s ability to hit revised fiscal rules

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  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
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    US corporate bankruptcies hit 14-year high as interest rates take toll

    Consumer companies such as Party City hit by persistent inflation and weak spending

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  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
    EU defence
    Western investors ‘stupid’ to shun arms industry, says Nato official

    Rob Bauer calls on banks, pension funds and rating agencies to change outdated policies in face of rising threats

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  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
    European Investment Bank
    EIB fears ‘reputational disaster’ over revised EU green reporting

    Internal memo reveals multilateral lender’s fear that new rules will put its climate credentials at risk

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  • Monday, 6 January, 2025
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    US finance navigates Trump ‘anti-woke’ era while staying open for green business

    Banks ditch climate-related alliance at the same time as meeting EU client demands

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  • Monday, 6 January, 2025
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    Strive files to launch ‘bitcoin bond’ ETF

    Filing says active ETF would invest in bonds issued by companies such as MicroStrategy

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  • Saturday, 4 January, 2025
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    Where the next financial crisis could emerge

    As the IMF has warned, the rise and rise of private credit brings systemic risks

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  • Friday, 3 January, 2025
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    Five green finance questions for 2025 Premium content

    The new year will bring tough challenges for investors in the energy transition

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  • Friday, 3 January, 2025
    US Treasury bonds
    Never ever make predictions II

    Nobody knows nothing

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Exchange traded funds
    Will 2025 be the year for plain vanilla ETFs or private assets?

    After healthy returns from US equities, investors are being warned the era could end, and unlisted securities could be the answer

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  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    SSGA launches Saudi Arabia sovereign bond ETF in Europe

    Asset manager says growth of kingdom’s bond market has accelerated, driven in part by Vision 2030

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  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
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    Global corporate borrowing climbs to record $8tn in 2024

    Companies take advantage of huge investor demand to pull forward bond issuance originally planned for next year

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  • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
    ESG investing
    ESG funds found to have $1.4bn exposure to Xinjiang labour camps

    Ignites Asia analysis has tracked investments in companies such as CATL, the EV battery maker accused of Xinjiang links

  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
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    Defaults on leveraged loans soar to highest rate in 4 years

    Borrowers turn to distressed exchanges in the face of punitive interest rates

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  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    The SEC’s distressed debt dragnet

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  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
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    Why BlackRock is shelling out $12bn for private credit shop HPS

    World’s biggest fund manager seeks to elbow its way into industry dominated by the likes of Apollo and Blackstone

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2024
    Record $600bn pours into global bond funds in 2024

    Investors piled into fixed income in bet on falling interest rates

  • Saturday, 21 December, 2024
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever merges sustainability role after revising environmental goals

    Consumer goods giant which has scaled back some green targets is to combine position with other areas

    CEO Hein Schumacher
  • Saturday, 21 December, 2024
    MicroStrategy Inc.
    MicroStrategy’s ‘financial engineering’ powers ascent to Nasdaq 100

    Convertible bonds to fund bitcoin purchases have been lapped up by investors, but some fear impact if token falls sharply

    Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Moral Money
    EU rule change highlights difficulty of defining ‘green’ Premium content

    Regulator changes tack after pushback on fund naming rules

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  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
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    A fiscal fight is brewing in the court of Donald Trump

    America’s debt pile and the case for tax cuts will be flashpoints inside the new administration

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  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Sovereign bonds
    China’s short-term bond yields fall below 1% for first time since 2009

    Key level passed after 10-year debt breached 2% barrier as markets expect further monetary easing

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  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    US equities
    US long-term bond yields rise to highest level in six months

    Wall Street stocks steady after heaviest sell-off since August

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  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Instant InsightKatie Martin
    Investors only have themselves to blame as Jay Powell steals Christmas

    The Fed chair’s apparent cooling on further interest rate cuts has gone down badly with markets

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