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2023 is on track to be a record year for global green bond issuance as the green finance momentum continues to gather apace.

The growth of the sector is set to increase even more, against an evolving regulatory environment that includes the EU Green Bond Standard which was approved this Autumn.

Meanwhile, investors continue to demand more from their investments with a desire to fund projects that can generate a noticeable and positive impact on the environment.

Join Investment Week, Nikko Asset Management as we explore the growth of the sector and the challenges and opportunities for investors in Investment, Talks Green Bonds

Sarka Halas
Sarka Halas

Content Strategist, Incisive Media

Sarka Halas is a content strategist at Incisive Media. A markets and business journalist since 2008, she was previously a debt capital markets reporter and platform editor at Dow Jones.
Steve Williams
Steve Williams

Global Green Bond Fund Manager

Steve Williams is the Head Portfolio Manager for Global Core Strategies and a Managing Director in Nikko AM’s London office. He is a member of the fixed income & foreign exchange investment committee as well as the portfolio manager with oversight for the firm’s investment grade, municipal, green bond, global mortgages and global bond business. He joined Nikko AM in 2007 and took over co-management responsibility with Andre Severino for the firm’s flagship global sovereign bond strategy as well as launching the first dedicated Danish mortgage bond strategy into Japan in 2016 and has managed Nikko AM’s Green Bond strategy since 2015.  Steve, previously served as a Credit research analyst with New York Life Investment Management in corporate bonds and structured finance as a senior analyst. He has over 20 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and is a certified FRM.
Holger Mertens
Holger Mertens

Global Green Bond Fund Manager

Holger joined Nikko AM in July 2015 to help deepen the firm's Global Credit and Sustainable Investment capabilities.  Prior to Nikko AM, Holger worked at Lazard Asset Management and held a variety of roles based in both Frankfurt and London, where he was Lead Portfolio Manager for Corporate Bonds.  Before Lazard, he worked for Deka Investment Management where he was a Fund Manager/Analyst for Corporate Bonds.  Holger began his career at DG Bank as a Fixed Income Trade & Sales assistant.  He holds a Masters in Business Management and Economics from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and is a CFA® Charterholder.
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