More capital is needed to fight the blight of pollution in the mainland's smoggy cities. But issuers may find criteria for what constitutes a "green bond" are far tougher overseas.
The coal sector feels the heat, with leading domestic and international banks increasingly reluctant to lend
Asia’s green bond market exploded in 2016. But whether the market can add cheaper costs to a list of other advantages remains to be seen.
Despite stabilising growth, a number of challenges cast a shadow over the prospects for credit worldwide. Rahul Ghosh of Moody's Investors Service discusses the outlook for 2017.
The Australian lender names a 15-year veteran as head of its sustainable finance solutions team after six months as acting head.
Asia's green bond market made its big breakthrough in the third quarter of this year.
SGX plans to sign up to the UN's Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative, FinanceAsia can reveal.
Experts from National Australia Bank say the challenges of climate change and countries' need for infrastructure funding mean the green bond market has enormous potential.
China’s efforts to triple solar power capacity by 2020 bring a new industry to the attention of investors.
Nuclear construction giant CNEC raises $278 million from its long-awaited initial public offering in Shanghai, the second largest A-share flotation so far this year.
With M&A volumes booming in Asia, the chances of fraud are also on the rise. EY argues would-be acquirers need to conduct forensic due diligence to minimise these risks.
China set to carve out a dominant role in the global green bond market.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp sold Japan's first-ever dollar green bond after Development Bank of Japan's euro-denominated issue last year.
Bonds of the Mumbai-based software developer plunge to record low after Glaucus Research issues report urging investors to sell. Rolta swiftly gave a strong rebuttal.
Shares in the water purification supplier fell 17% on Monday after short-selling firm Glaucus Research issued a report strongly urging investors to sell.
Citic Ltd and KKR bid S$1.26b for Chinese sewage company United Envirotech after the country’s growth story over the past 30 years has turned its rivers toxic.
Demand gushes for the Chinese water purification group's Hong Kong listing as retail books open.
Foreign and domestic companies are being given a unique opportunity to cash-in on Beijing's big clean-up.
Two Chinese groups are marketing their separate US listings, with market watchers keen to see whether they will revitalise demand for mainland companies listing in the US.
The man who helped push China Metal Recycling into liquidation, Glaucus Research Group’s Soren Aandahl, tells FinanceAsia how he sniffs out fraud and where he is looking for his next target.