Tom Freke

Provocative question. 2 points: a) dvlpmt banks seemed key to getting social bonds adopted as pandemic response tool (ushering in EU & French SB programs?); they *are* v deeply entwined in bond markets, using scale (and rating?) to borrow across new formats and currencies

Adam Tooze @adam_tooze

If you ask the question why @WorldBank and other multilateral development banks could not do more to offset impact of COVID crisis you are given a truly dizzying answer. They worry about their credit rating! What? The WB? Chartbook on Shutdown digs deeper. https://t.co/CJEk0jJTRE https://t.co/NLyMtIua7M

"Remembrance of bonds past" - fine headline work here

Bond Vigilantes @bondvigilantes

https://t.co/MLlaRPO4oW

I remember the judge at IMO Carwash restructuring not understanding why his courtroom was full

Owen Sanderson @OwenPSanderson

wow people have feelings about the Virgin restructuring https://t.co/RC9hwUBB3K

After record years in 2019 and 2020 ...

Bloomberg @business

JPMorgan Chase expects 2021 to be the first time more green, social, and sustainability debt is sold in dollars than euros https://t.co/sLEZzvf34u

Be interesting to see if they include some language that allows them to align to evolving rules. The EIB's done something similar.

Bloomberg @business

The EU’s first-ever green bonds may come before the standards meant to regulate them https://t.co/105LywD9Ok

As more green bonds are issued the more data we have to work with

Eugene Ellmen @EugeneEllmen

Will the "greenium" on #greenbonds produce a "brownium" penalty on conventional bonds? I think it's coming. https://t.co/BRUrAdCp7f

Book size totals are sometimes to be taken with a pinch of salt but hard to argue with the scale of this. And important for the asset class too - this single deal is about the same size as the total social bond market last year.

Stephen Spratt @StephenSpratt

Demand for EU's new social bond sale is staggering. Over €233 billion in orders, looks like a record for ANY euro deal including sovereigns. If you want an example of huge underlying bond demand, this is it. https://t.co/CYuRv8Ra6z

Biggest ever social bond incoming?

Gustavo Baratta @gusbaratta

BBG: ORDERS FOR EU SURE SOCIAL BONDS SAID TO EXCEED EU150 BILLION EU's inaugural SURE social issues (10+20 yr bonds) are going reasonably well.

As ever, Authers gets to the heart of the debate

Constantin Cotzias @ConCotzias

#ESG drives a stake through Milton Friedman's legacy, says @johnauthers https://t.co/e2j9czCb7J via @bopinion

Enjoyed this podcast with M&G's @jimleaviss - good insights on green bonds, EM, gilts, getting hired https://t.co/sDSPgxPHq1

I remember the administrator (long since retired!) telling me that unwinding Lehman would take a decade or more.

Bruce Douglas @bruceecurb

Lehman Brothers: dead, but still twitching...by @tasosvos https://t.co/hymCHRJCRK

Unsurprising scepticism over Saudi green bonds https://t.co/9I4PEjJ7n3

RT @CalMutua: Technology giants may join the rush to sustainable finance after this week’s record bond sale from Alphabet. My latest with @…