International Women’s Day 2026: Gender Is Not a Cause — It’s a Pricing Error
International Women’s Day is often framed as a moment for reflection, celebration, or renewed moral commitment. Those narratives have their place. But for capital markets, they miss the point. Because gender is not primarily a question of values. It is a question of whether markets are allocating capital efficiently. Markets are designed to identify value, […]
What does 2026 have in store for sustainability? The LMA’s top 5 predictions
Sustainability in the investment industry has evolved significantly in recent years, with 2025 marking a pivotal shift toward realism, pragmatism, and value creation. Despite a decline in global sustainable debt issuance, momentum remained strong, with $6.2tn of green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked debt issued in H1 2025. Looking ahead to 2026, sustainable debt markets are […]
Nordic Loan Market Update: Evolving Dynamics and Future Directions
In the penultimate week of May, the LMA embarked on its Nordic tour, with Scott McMunn, CEO and Gemma Lawrence-Pardew, Head of Sustainability of the LMA, meeting nearly 250 members over the course of just three days. We kicked off with our Nordic Seminar in Stockholm before heading to Oslo and Helsinki for a series […]
LMA’s Impactful Visit to Nigeria: Strengthening Ties in the West Africa Loan Markets
Advancing Sustainability, Education, and Market Growth Across West Africa The Loan Market Association (LMA) returned to Nigeria this April to mark another important chapter in our long-standing engagement with the region. Through years of collaboration, we have collectively went further together and reached new heights in the African loan markets — a journey made possible […]
CEO Monthly Update | March 2025
Dear Members, Here we are at the end of Q1. There is lot I wish to share below, and it is difficult to rank a priority list – all are material! I am blessed to have a great team and their contribution as you will see is amazing – not just in terms of what you see but what is going […]
Unlocking the Power of Nature: How Nature-Based Solutions Can Drive a Sustainable Future
Unlocking the Power of Nature for a Sustainable Future “Nature is a national wealth service”[1], a service intrinsically intertwined with our health, wealth and security. Biodiversity loss and environmental degradation pose significant risks to the UK economy, with projections indicating a potential 12% reduction in GDP. To put that into perspective, the 2008 financial crisis, […]
Fund finance impact on the loan markets
Introduction The fund finance market represents a large segment of the loan markets and is currently estimated to be worth around $1 trillion. In this briefing, the LMA provides an overview of the rapidly evolving fund finance space and its impact on the loan markets along with how the LMA aims to support the sustainable […]
Sustainable Finance for Social Housing
In collaboration with Social housing accounts for more than 28 million dwellings across OECD countries.1 On average, it makes up 7% of the total housing stock in OECD countries, and in excess of 20% of the total housing stock in countries such as Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands.2 Whilst sustainable finance products have the potential […]
Sustainable Finance in the Mid-Market
On 13 September 2023, the Loan Market Association (LMA) co-hosted an LMA Regional Early Evening Seminar (the Seminar) with Brown Jacobson LLP1. The Seminar was introduced by Hannah Vanstone, Senior Associate Director – Legal at the LMA, and featured a panel chaired by Paul Ray, Partner at Browne Jacobson, who was joined by Stephanie Wall […]
Financing Sustainability in Shipping
In collaboration with Shipping plays a critical role in facilitating efficient global trade and underpins the international economy: it is estimated that over 80% of world trade is carried by sea. Shipping plays a critical role in facilitating efficient global trade and underpins the international economy: it is estimated that over 80% of world trade […]