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Social debt: A means of driving social impact and change

The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for funding to tackle social issues, which translated to a significant increase in social bonds.

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The post-COVID treasury will need to automate

Treasury departments have been quick to adapt to the challenging circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, but there's progress to be made.

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Corporate insights

As inflation risks mount, Swedish companies need to act

Now is not the time to be complacent when it comes to rising inflation and interest rate risk, say Nordea’s experts. Swedish real estate companies in particular should consider hedging their exposure to variable interest rates.

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The pandemic has forced people to become more technologically advanced

In the new Nordea On Your Mind report Peter Laurin, Head of Managed Services at Ericsson, describes Ericsson's new flexible hybrid work model with up to 50% remote working.

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GRI, SASB, CDP – Making sense of overlapping sustainability and climate disclosures

Need help navigating the jungle of standards and frameworks for voluntary ESG disclosures? Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team brings you a guide to the most important sustainability reporting initiatives, how they relate to each other and which ones to use.

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ESG storytelling matters: Meet Nordea's new sustainable finance expert

Companies need to convey their ESG stories in a way that goes beyond large data tables with sustainability-linked metrics, says David Ray.

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Another look at green bond premiums

Nordea in early 2021 launched its first investigation into the performance of green bonds and potential spread differences versus their non-green counterparts. Andreas Zsiga, Chief Analyst at Nordea’s Credit Research, follows up on the previous publication in an updated report.

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Nordea On Your Mind

Basel IV: A delicate act of balancing simplicity, comparability and risk sensitivity

From a regulator perspective, what is the aim with the implementation of Basel IV? Nordea On Your Mind talks to the Swedish FSA to find out.

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Nordea On Your Mind

Basel IV: Unintended consequences of levelling the playing field

How will Basel IV change the playing field for corporate funding in the future? Nordea's experts take a look at the unintended consequences.

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Nordea On Your Mind

Keeping the cash machine lean

Swedish Match has a transparent and consistent approach to capital structure, focused on minimising the cost of capital.

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Nordea On Your Mind

The hunt for the right leverage

How does a company's choice of capital structure affect its value? Nordea On Your Mind has analysed the hard data.

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Nordea On Your Mind

The pandemic has lured reluctant food shoppers online

Nordea Equity Research analyst Daniel Ovin describes why the online shift in food retail should continue, and how far it could go.

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