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Bitcoin ABS edges forward as price plunge turns collateral to cash
When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds
Congo picked the best of an unappealing bunch of options
The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre
Yondr takes the stage, as Europe’s data centre ABS market comes of age
US market remains the model as template issuance takes shape
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◆ AFT's Antoine Deruennes says 'clear message' showed demand for 30 year ◆ Speedy execution before US employment data ◆ Green OAT syndication next
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◆ Refi deal came as issuer prepares IPO ◆ Deal extends the insurer's tier two curve by 10 years ◆ 'Strong bid' for Iberian FIG credit, says rival banker
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◆ Portuguese utility firm powers up EuGB curve ◆ Sub-benchmark trade's book proves sticky ◆ Deal lands through fair value
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◆ €500m 4NC3 EuGB deal priced inside fair value ◆ Greenium helps tighten spreads amid strong demand ◆ Landmark trade cements bank's ESG leadership, says treasurer
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◆ Austrian lender completes its tightest unsecured debt since the start of war in Ukraine… ◆ …as BPM achieves its lowest ever senior spread ◆ High attrition function of premium and outright spread
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◆ Issuer finds window between political volatility and supply onslaught ◆ Deal sets record low spread for callable sterling senior bail-in debt ◆ Investors remain on board despite tight price
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The European Union’s formation of its Platform on Sustainable Finance last week marks a new phase in responsible investing. Over the past four years or so, the most influential thinkers in the market, such as the Principles for Responsible Investing, have been quietly moving back to an older interpretation of what RI means: considering the effects of investment choices on others.
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The long-awaited Science-Based Targets standard for financial institutions has arrived. It is one of the most ambitious attempts so far to wrest the financial sector from its path towards climate destruction.
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The European Central Bank is considering a proposal to use its Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTROs) to incentivise green lending. It has said it may also exclude so-called brown bonds from its asset purchase programmes.
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Zambia’s request to defer payment on $3bn of its Eurobonds is the first potential default by an African government during the coronavirus crisis. The process has been poorly managed, say sources close to the matter, throwing into doubt Zambia's chances of winning leniency, the vital first step to avoiding a messy hard default. Mariam Meskin reports.
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Goldman gives new positions to Marsh, Verri and Sorrell — Bain picks ESG boss — Falth turns up at Mizuho
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ESG derivatives have been on the development fast track this year as product creation has swept from equity referencing contracts through to other asset classes. Ross Lancaster reports on the next steps the market must take to reach maturity.
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Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns
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Sovereign left little, if anything, on the table for investors
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Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price
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Deal will bring fourth major multilateral development bank to the market
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The bank's regular appearances in primary markets stopped after Russia invaded Ukraine
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The seven year dollar bond's yield will likely be one of the highest in CEEMEA in the last few years
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Craig Coben examines whether it is true that no good deed goes unpunished
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Investors and bankers grapple with 24% fall in Bitcoin since deal was rated
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Investment banking travel was a relentless grind, not gold card access to global glamour
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Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges
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First deal of its kind more than 1.5 times subscribed
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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Sponsored by Emirates NBD Capital
Emirates NBD Capital: An unrivalled conduit for Middle East liquidity