Press releases

Starting 16 December 2024, Caisse Française de Financement Local (CAFFIL) hasrequired S&P Global Ratings to withdraw the rating of its obligations foncières andRegistered Covered bonds (AA+ rating reaffirmed by S&P Global Ratings on 16December 2024). Caffil’s obligations foncières and Registered Covered bonds arenow rated Aaa/AAA by Moody’s and DBRS respectively.Sfil remains rated Aa2/AA-/AA (High) by […]

This transaction was launched with great success under covered bond format by Caffil for an amount of 1 billion euros and with a maturity of 5 years. This latest public transaction completes Sfil group’s 2024 funding program with a record amount of almost 9 billion euros. In a difficult market context marked by high volatility, […]

Sfil Group has published an updated version of its Green, Social and Sustainability Framework on November 20th with the objective to further develop the group’s Green and Social Bond Issuance, and to continue to align with developments in best market practices. The framework aims to include all key areas of green and social investments by […]

Sfil group has launched its seventh public transaction of 2024 for an amount of EUR 1.25 billion and with a maturity of 7 years. This social bond issued under covered bond format by Caffil is the first on the market to finance social investments by the local public sector. With an order book reaching EUR […]

Higher recurring income in a volatile economic environment Outstanding level of lending to local authorities Dynamic export credit refinancing A very robust financial structure Implementation of the ESG roadmap Following the Board meeting on 6 September 2024, Philippe Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Sfil, stated « We achieved an excellent performance in the first half […]

Sfil group has launched its first green issue of 2024, and its sixth green issue since 2019, for an amount of € 1.25 billion and a maturity of 5 years. The proceeds of this issuance will finance green investments by French local authorities and major French export contracts in the fields of renewable energy, local […]